Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 868 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a battery cell
3. 3.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the drop height (d) the length of the blades
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) a mirror (d) yeast
5. 5.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
6. 6.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it does not fall
7. 7.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
9. 9.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
11. 11.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) safety scissors (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
14. 14.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) the floor pushes it (c) it has no weight (d) a magnet holds it
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) yeast (d) a strip of paper
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
20. 20.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it turns into a ball (c) it flies upward (d) it spins round
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) turmeric powder (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
27. 27.🔮 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
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the drop height (d) the kind of paper
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a glass marble (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
30. 30.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a ruler (d) a mirror
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) a steel spoon
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
35. 35.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a paper clip (c) a balloon (d) yeast
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a mirror (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors

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