Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 87 · 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 steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⚖️ 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
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) the length of the blades (c) the person dropping (d) time to reach the floor
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
5. 5.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) it floats up (c) slower (d) faster
6. 6.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it flies upward (c) it turns into a ball (d) it spins round
8. 8.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
11. 11.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
12. 12.⚖️ 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) the drop height (c) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
16. 16.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the length of the blades
17. 17.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
18. 18.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
20. 20.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
21. 21.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) the crumpled ball (c) a sheet of glass (d) neither of them
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) yeast
23. 23.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
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) floating (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) dissolving
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
29. 29.🛟 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
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
31. 31.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it falls upward
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a feather
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
37. 37.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) it has no weight (c) a magnet holds it (d) the floor pushes it
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast

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