Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 825 · 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) not needed (b) needed
2. 2.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) neither of them (c) the crumpled ball (d) the flat sheet
3. 3.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it spins round (c) it flies upward (d) it stays still in air
4. 4.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
7. 7.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) a magnet holds it (c) it has no weight (d) the floor pushes it
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
12. 12.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) faster
13. 13.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the kind of paper
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) the paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the person dropping
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
16. 16.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it fall slower (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it magnetic
18. 18.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it spins the other way (c) it turns blue (d) it does not fall
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
21. 21.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
26. 26.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
31. 31.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
35. 35.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) gravity (d) the wind
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone

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