Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 349 · 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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a mirror (d) a paper clip
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it does not fall (c) it turns blue (d) it spins the other way
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) the paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) the paper clip (d) the drop height
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.🛟 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
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) gravity (c) magnetism (d) air pressure
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
15. 15.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping
17. 17.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) yeast
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
20. 20.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) faster
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
22. 22.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a glass marble (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
25. 25.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a stone
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) turmeric powder (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a mirror (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a steel spoon (d) a fluff of cotton
33. 33.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to stop the spinning (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it magnetic
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
36. 36.🚁 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
37. 37.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it stays still in air (c) it spins round (d) it flies upward
39. 39.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather

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