Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 289 · 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 drop height (b) the paper clip (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
2. 2.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
4. 4.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
7. 7.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) slower (c) it floats up (d) faster
8. 8.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it turns into a ball (c) it stays still in air (d) it flies upward
9. 9.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
14. 14.🛟 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a fluff of cotton
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) a coin
17. 17.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it does not fall (c) it spins the other way (d) it turns blue
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a paper clip (d) a battery cell
20. 20.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
21. 21.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
26. 26.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
27. 27.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) yeast (d) a ruler
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a battery cell
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
39. 39.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) a balloon

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