Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 708 · 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) the floor pushes it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) it has no weight (d) a magnet holds it
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) the person dropping (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it spins the other way (c) it turns blue (d) it falls upward
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
6. 6.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
16. 16.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
17. 17.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) from your raised hand (c) a roof edge (d) a high window ledge
18. 18.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
22. 22.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) air pressure (c) gravity (d) magnetism
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a glass marble
24. 24.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
26. 26.⚖️ 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
27. 27.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
28. 28.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
30. 30.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it flies upward (c) it stays still in air (d) it spins round
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the person dropping (d) the kind of paper
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) turmeric powder (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
36. 36.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
38. 38.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast

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