Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 86 · 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 coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a fluff of cotton
3. 3.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) faster
5. 5.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) from your raised hand (c) a roof edge (d) a wobbly chair
6. 6.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the paper clip
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a fluff of cotton
10. 10.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🚁 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
12. 12.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) gravity (d) the wind
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) the drop height
18. 18.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) dissolving (c) air resistance (d) floating
21. 21.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
22. 22.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
26. 26.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it turns into a ball (c) it spins round (d) it stays still in air
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
28. 28.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a stone
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a pencil (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it turns blue (c) it falls upward (d) it spins the other way

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