Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 205 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
2. 2.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) neither of them (c) the crumpled ball (d) a sheet of glass
3. 3.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) turmeric powder (d) a pencil
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
12. 12.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) a stone
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
23. 23.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
24. 24.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a coin
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
31. 31.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔮 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
33. 33.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
35. 35.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
39. 39.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it spins round (c) it flies upward (d) it turns into a ball
40. 40.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it fall slower (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it magnetic

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