Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

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

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