Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 22 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
2. 2.🔮 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
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
7. 7.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it flies upward (c) it spins round (d) it turns into a ball
8. 8.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
11. 11.🔮 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) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) gravity (c) the wind (d) magnetism
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) the kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor
15. 15.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
17. 17.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the drop height (c) the length of the blades
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) yeast (d) a ruler
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a mirror
24. 24.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it magnetic (d) to weigh down the bottom
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
26. 26.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
28. 28.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
30. 30.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) from your raised hand (c) a high window ledge (d) a roof edge
32. 32.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) it has no weight (d) the floor pushes it
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
36. 36.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
37. 37.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
38. 38.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
40. 40.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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