Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 896 · 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? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) slower (d) it stops in the air
7. 7.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the flat sheet (c) the crumpled ball (d) a sheet of glass
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a pencil (d) a mirror
10. 10.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔮 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
17. 17.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it flies upward (c) it stays still in air (d) it spins round
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades (d) the person dropping
20. 20.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) yeast
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
31. 31.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
33. 33.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
36. 36.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) dissolving (c) magnetism (d) air resistance
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a mirror (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a mirror
40. 40.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True

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