Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 62 · 40 questions

What you do (Air pushes back): 1. Draw a T shape on a paper strip and cut it out with safety scissors (an adult helps). 2. Cut the top down the middle and fold the two blades opposite ways. 3. Fold up the bottom and clip a paper clip on it. 4. Drop it from your raised hand and time how long it takes to land.

1. 1.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a coin
3. 3.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) a magnet holds it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) the floor pushes it
4. 4.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) dissolving
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
9. 9.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it stays still in air (c) it spins round (d) it flies upward
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) turmeric powder (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
16. 16.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) faster
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) a pencil (d) yeast
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
28. 28.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) a paper cutter
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a paper helicopter (c) a glass marble (d) a crumpled paper ball
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) yeast
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the paper clip
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
35. 35.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism (c) the wind (d) gravity
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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