Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 121 · 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 kept the same. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) a ruler
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
4. 4.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
5. 5.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it stays still in air (c) it flies upward (d) it spins round
6. 6.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
7. 7.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
9. 9.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
10. 10.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) the floor pushes it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) it has no weight
11. 11.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🛟 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
13. 13.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
15. 15.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) yeast (d) a pencil
17. 17.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a steel spoon
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 kind of paper (b) the person dropping (c) the length of the blades (d) the drop height
20. 20.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
21. 21.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) neither of them (c) a sheet of glass (d) the flat sheet
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
30. 30.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) faster
31. 31.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it falls upward (c) it spins the other way (d) it turns blue
32. 32.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) the wind (c) gravity (d) air pressure
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a steel spoon (d) a crumpled paper ball
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
35. 35.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
39. 39.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⚖️ 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) False (b) True

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