Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 419 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
2. 2.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a roof edge (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it spins the other way (c) it turns blue (d) it falls upward
4. 4.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the crumpled ball (c) a sheet of glass (d) the flat sheet
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
6. 6.⚖️ 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) the paper clip (c) the person dropping (d) time to reach the floor
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
9. 9.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the length of the blades
10. 10.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⚖️ 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 paper clip
12. 12.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
16. 16.🚁 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
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
19. 19.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to make it fall slower (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to stop the spinning
21. 21.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the kind of paper (d) the person dropping
23. 23.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.⚖️ 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
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
33. 33.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) faster (d) it floats up
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
38. 38.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) the wind (c) magnetism (d) air pressure
39. 39.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a coin

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