Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 270 · 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 the one thing we change? (a) the drop height (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) the paper clip
2. 2.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it turns into a ball (c) it stays still in air (d) it spins round
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
6. 6.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to make it fall slower (c) to make it magnetic (d) to weigh down the bottom
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) floating
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a magnet (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
10. 10.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a paper helicopter (c) a coin (d) a stone
12. 12.⚖️ 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) the paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper
13. 13.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the kind of paper
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a mirror
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
17. 17.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
19. 19.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) magnetism (c) air pressure (d) the wind
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a coin
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
22. 22.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
24. 24.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a roof edge (c) a wobbly chair (d) a high window ledge
25. 25.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the paper clip
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a glass marble
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
30. 30.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the length of the blades
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
37. 37.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it spins the other way (c) it turns blue (d) it falls upward
38. 38.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
39. 39.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it

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