Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 64 · 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.🚁 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
2. 2.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
4. 4.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
5. 5.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping (d) the kind of paper
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper
11. 11.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a roof edge (c) a high window ledge (d) a wobbly chair
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
17. 17.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
20. 20.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
22. 22.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) the crumpled ball (c) a sheet of glass (d) neither of them
23. 23.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
25. 25.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it falls upward (c) it turns blue (d) it spins the other way
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a stone
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
29. 29.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
30. 30.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to make it magnetic (c) to stop the spinning (d) to weigh down the bottom
31. 31.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it stays still in air (c) it flies upward (d) it spins round
32. 32.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) turmeric powder
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a stone
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True

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