Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 844 · 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.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) a mirror
7. 7.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) the flat sheet
8. 8.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a roof edge (c) a high window ledge (d) a wobbly chair
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping (d) the drop height
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a coin (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
14. 14.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to make it fall slower (d) to make it magnetic
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
18. 18.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) it stops in the air (d) slower
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
20. 20.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) the wind (c) air pressure (d) gravity
21. 21.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping (d) the drop height
22. 22.⚖️ 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
23. 23.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it stays still in air (c) it turns into a ball (d) it flies upward
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
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) the paper clip (c) time to reach the floor
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a battery cell
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
35. 35.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
37. 37.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) dissolving (c) floating (d) magnetism

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