Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 212 · 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 toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
2. 2.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) the floor pushes it (c) a magnet holds it (d) it has no weight
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
11. 11.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) neither of them (c) the crumpled ball (d) the flat sheet
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) safety scissors (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a wobbly chair (c) a high window ledge (d) a roof edge
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
20. 20.🔮 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
21. 21.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the drop height (d) the kind of paper
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
24. 24.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
25. 25.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping (d) the drop height
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a pencil (d) yeast
32. 32.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🚁 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
34. 34.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
38. 38.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to make it fall slower (d) to stop the spinning
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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