Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 261 · 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 kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) a mirror
3. 3.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
4. 4.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it turns into a ball (c) it flies upward (d) it spins round
5. 5.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🚁 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
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
9. 9.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) the wind (c) air pressure (d) magnetism
10. 10.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the paper clip (d) the length of the blades
11. 11.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it falls upward (c) it turns blue (d) it does not fall
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a glass marble
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
15. 15.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) the flat sheet
16. 16.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) it floats up (c) slower (d) faster
17. 17.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) yeast
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
20. 20.🚁 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 stop the spinning (d) to make it fall slower
21. 21.⚖️ 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 kind of paper
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
23. 23.🧺 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) yeast
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
26. 26.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a glass marble (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
28. 28.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a toy parachute
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a stone
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.🛟 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
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a mirror (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper

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