Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 629 · 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.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
3. 3.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) a strip of paper
7. 7.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a pencil (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
9. 9.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it spins the other way (c) it turns blue (d) it does not fall
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the drop height (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a mirror (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it magnetic (d) to weigh down the bottom
16. 16.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) the floor pushes it (c) a magnet holds it (d) air pushes on its blades
17. 17.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a strip of paper
21. 21.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the kind of paper (c) the paper clip (d) the length of the blades
23. 23.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
26. 26.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism (c) the wind (d) gravity
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) the paper clip (c) the drop height (d) the length of the blades
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) yeast
31. 31.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
32. 32.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
36. 36.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) faster (c) it stops in the air (d) it floats up
37. 37.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it stays still in air (c) it turns into a ball (d) it spins round
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) False (b) True

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