Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 282 · 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? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the drop height (d) time to reach the floor
5. 5.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
7. 7.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it spins the other way (c) it turns blue (d) it does not fall
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a balloon (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) the wind (d) gravity
21. 21.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
23. 23.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it turns into a ball (c) it spins round (d) it stays still in air
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
25. 25.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a paper helicopter
27. 27.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
28. 28.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) the floor pushes it (d) it has no weight
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a steel spoon
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
32. 32.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to make it magnetic (c) to make it fall slower (d) to weigh down the bottom
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a coin
34. 34.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
36. 36.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) a sheet of glass (c) neither of them (d) the flat sheet
38. 38.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
40. 40.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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