Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 375 · 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 paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
2. 2.⚖️ 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
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
6. 6.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
7. 7.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
9. 9.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
10. 10.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
12. 12.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it flies upward (c) it turns into a ball (d) it stays still in air
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) yeast
15. 15.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a toy parachute
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
18. 18.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it falls upward
19. 19.⚖️ 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) the person dropping (c) time to reach the floor
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a paper helicopter
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the paper clip (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
25. 25.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the length of the blades
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a battery cell
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🚁 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
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a mirror
32. 32.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the blades (b) the kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) faster (c) it floats up (d) slower
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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