Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 248 · 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? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) the person dropping (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
3. 3.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a magnet (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
6. 6.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the drop height (d) the length of the blades
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a mirror
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a ruler
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
10. 10.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a coin
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a battery cell
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a strip of paper (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
18. 18.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) the floor pushes it (c) it has no weight (d) a magnet holds it
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) turmeric powder (d) a paper clip
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a coin
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
24. 24.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⚖️ 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a toy parachute
29. 29.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it turns into a ball (c) it spins round (d) it flies upward
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
34. 34.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it spins the other way (c) it does not fall (d) it turns blue
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
37. 37.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) the wind (d) gravity
38. 38.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) a sheet of glass (c) the flat sheet (d) the crumpled ball
39. 39.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly

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