Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 855 · 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.⚖️ 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
2. 2.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a mirror (d) a strip of paper
4. 4.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) from your raised hand (c) a high window ledge (d) a roof edge
5. 5.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) air resistance (c) dissolving (d) floating
6. 6.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
12. 12.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) yeast
15. 15.🔮 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
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
17. 17.🚁 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
19. 19.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
23. 23.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) a magnet holds it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) it has no weight
24. 24.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a feather
26. 26.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (d) the person dropping
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
28. 28.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to make it magnetic (c) to stop the spinning (d) to weigh down the bottom
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) safety scissors (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
35. 35.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
37. 37.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) the paper clip (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
40. 40.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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