Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 290 · 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? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) an open sheet of paper
4. 4.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
8. 8.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) it has no weight (c) the floor pushes it (d) air pushes on its blades
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the person dropping (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
11. 11.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a crumpled paper ball
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
14. 14.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
18. 18.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it turns blue (c) it falls upward (d) it does not fall
19. 19.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a roof edge (c) a high window ledge (d) a wobbly chair
20. 20.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
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) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a fluff of cotton
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) safety scissors (c) yeast (d) a balloon
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) neither of them (c) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
31. 31.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it flies upward (c) it stays still in air (d) it turns into a ball
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a balloon

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