Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 840 · 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.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
4. 4.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the paper clip (c) the person dropping (d) time to reach the floor
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
7. 7.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) slower (c) it stops in the air (d) it floats up
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a paper helicopter (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a battery cell (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
14. 14.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
18. 18.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
19. 19.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
23. 23.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) air resistance (c) floating (d) magnetism
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 is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
28. 28.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it spins the other way (c) it does not fall (d) it turns blue
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a toy parachute (d) a paper helicopter
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it turns into a ball (c) it stays still in air (d) it spins round
35. 35.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
37. 37.⚖️ 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 person dropping
38. 38.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a toy parachute

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