Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 366 · 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 person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
2. 2.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) the wind (c) air pressure (d) gravity
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) a paper clip (d) a magnet
15. 15.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) yeast (d) a strip of paper
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
20. 20.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) a magnet holds it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) the floor pushes it
21. 21.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it turns into a ball (c) it stays still in air (d) it spins round
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a feather
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.⚖️ 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
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the paper clip
30. 30.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) the flat sheet
32. 32.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) it floats up
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
34. 34.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
36. 36.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
39. 39.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed

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