Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 753 · 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? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) the paper clip (c) the length of the blades (d) the kind of paper
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
3. 3.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a mirror
7. 7.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a ruler (d) a battery cell
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
12. 12.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a crumpled paper ball
15. 15.🔮 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
16. 16.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor (d) the person dropping
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
18. 18.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
19. 19.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.⚖️ 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
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
22. 22.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
24. 24.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it spins round (c) it stays still in air (d) it turns into a ball
26. 26.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) yeast (d) safety scissors
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔮 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) the crumpled ball (d) neither of them
32. 32.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) floating
33. 33.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
35. 35.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed

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