Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 113 · 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 length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (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? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
6. 6.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) faster (c) slower (d) it floats up
7. 7.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) from your raised hand (c) a wobbly chair (d) a roof edge
8. 8.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it stays still in air (c) it turns into a ball (d) it flies upward
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
11. 11.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a mirror
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a mirror (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
17. 17.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
20. 20.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) it has no weight (c) air pushes on its blades (d) a magnet holds it
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) a balloon
22. 22.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
24. 24.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
27. 27.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it fall slower (d) to weigh down the bottom
28. 28.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the flat sheet (c) the crumpled ball (d) neither of them
29. 29.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
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 balloon
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
39. 39.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it does not fall (c) it turns blue (d) it falls upward

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