Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

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

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