Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 737 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
2. 2.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
4. 4.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
5. 5.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) dissolving
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a ruler (d) a mirror
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
9. 9.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) faster (d) slower
11. 11.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it spins round (c) it flies upward (d) it turns into a ball
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
14. 14.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
16. 16.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) a magnet holds it (c) the floor pushes it (d) air pushes on its blades
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
21. 21.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
22. 22.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it does not fall (c) it falls upward (d) it turns blue
23. 23.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a pencil (d) a battery cell
27. 27.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
32. 32.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
34. 34.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) a paper clip
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) a strip of paper
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True

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