Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 704 · 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.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
4. 4.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the blades (b) the kind of paper (c) the person dropping (d) the paper clip
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) slower
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
13. 13.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) dissolving (c) magnetism (d) floating
14. 14.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
16. 16.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it turns blue (c) it falls upward (d) it does not fall
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
18. 18.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) yeast (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
20. 20.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) a magnet holds it (c) the floor pushes it (d) it has no weight
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
24. 24.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) a fluff of cotton
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
26. 26.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) a sheet of glass (c) neither of them (d) the crumpled ball
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
30. 30.🚁 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
31. 31.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a pencil (d) a battery cell
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a mirror
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a steel spoon (d) a fluff of cotton
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed

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