Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 878 · 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 battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
8. 8.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a roof edge (c) a wobbly chair (d) a high window ledge
9. 9.🚁 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
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) the paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) a pencil
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
14. 14.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it turns into a ball (c) it stays still in air (d) it spins round
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
16. 16.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
18. 18.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
22. 22.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) air pressure (c) magnetism (d) gravity
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) a paper clip
24. 24.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) a sheet of glass (c) the crumpled ball (d) neither of them
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a magnet
26. 26.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔮 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
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) the drop height
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
30. 30.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
33. 33.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a feather
37. 37.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) dissolving (c) magnetism (d) floating
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) yeast (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
39. 39.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🚁 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

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