Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 832 · 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 a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
2. 2.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔮 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
4. 4.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
12. 12.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) dissolving (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
13. 13.🚁 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
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
19. 19.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
26. 26.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) the floor pushes it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) it has no weight
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a fluff of cotton
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a stone
30. 30.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) faster (c) it floats up (d) it stops in the air
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) safety scissors
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
34. 34.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the drop height (d) time to reach the floor
35. 35.🛟 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
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
37. 37.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to stop the spinning (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it magnetic
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
40. 40.⚖️ 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) True (b) False

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