Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 271 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
2. 2.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) magnetism (c) air pressure (d) gravity
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
5. 5.🔮 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 crumpled ball (d) the flat sheet
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) an open sheet of paper
8. 8.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
10. 10.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) a magnet holds it (c) the floor pushes it (d) it has no weight
11. 11.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
13. 13.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) from your raised hand (c) a roof edge (d) a high window ledge
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a mirror
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
18. 18.🔮 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
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
20. 20.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
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) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
25. 25.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the paper clip (d) the kind of paper
28. 28.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
30. 30.🚁 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 make it fall slower (d) to stop the spinning
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
32. 32.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it stays still in air (c) it turns into a ball (d) it spins round
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a crumpled paper ball
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper

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