Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 687 · 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.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
3. 3.⚖️ 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 drop height
4. 4.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
5. 5.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) the floor pushes it (c) it has no weight (d) air pushes on its blades
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the drop height (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
7. 7.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
8. 8.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a high window ledge (d) a wobbly chair
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
11. 11.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
16. 16.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to make it magnetic (d) to make it fall slower
17. 17.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it spins the other way (c) it falls upward (d) it does not fall
18. 18.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) slower (d) it stops in the air
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a ruler
20. 20.⚖️ 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
21. 21.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
26. 26.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it turns into a ball (c) it flies upward (d) it spins round
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a battery cell
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
33. 33.⚖️ 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 drop height (d) the paper clip
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) a pencil
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
37. 37.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it

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