Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 246 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
3. 3.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
4. 4.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
6. 6.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
9. 9.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to make it magnetic (d) to make it fall slower
10. 10.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) a magnet holds it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) it has no weight
11. 11.🚁 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
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute 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 “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a feather (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
18. 18.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) the drop height
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
20. 20.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) turmeric powder (d) a pencil
26. 26.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) slower (c) faster (d) it floats up
27. 27.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the flat sheet (c) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
28. 28.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
30. 30.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a magnet (d) a ruler
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) a balloon
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the paper clip
35. 35.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
38. 38.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) gravity (d) the wind
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute

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