Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 819 · 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 turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a mirror (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
3. 3.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
5. 5.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
6. 6.🔮 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
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it flies upward (c) it spins round (d) it turns into a ball
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
12. 12.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the length of the blades
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
22. 22.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
24. 24.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
26. 26.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it magnetic (d) to make it fall slower
27. 27.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
30. 30.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
34. 34.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) gravity (c) magnetism (d) air pressure
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
38. 38.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather

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