Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 128 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
2. 2.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
4. 4.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
8. 8.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a magnet
10. 10.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
12. 12.🚁 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
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades (d) the person dropping
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) the drop height (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
17. 17.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
20. 20.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
22. 22.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧺 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) a balloon
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) yeast
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
32. 32.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
33. 33.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
37. 37.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a battery cell (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil

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