Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 199 · 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.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it turns blue (c) it does not fall (d) it falls upward
2. 2.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it magnetic (d) to make it fall slower
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) the drop height (c) time to reach the floor (d) the person dropping
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a ruler (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
6. 6.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
9. 9.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
14. 14.🛟 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
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
16. 16.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a paper clip
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
19. 19.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
22. 22.⚖️ 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
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) yeast
24. 24.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
25. 25.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a coin (d) an open sheet of paper
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (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 pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
33. 33.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) faster (c) it floats up (d) slower
35. 35.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
37. 37.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) it has no weight (c) a magnet holds it (d) the floor pushes it
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
39. 39.🚁 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
40. 40.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) a sheet of glass (c) the flat sheet (d) the crumpled ball

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