Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 425 · 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? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
4. 4.⚖️ 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 kind of paper
5. 5.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it does not fall (c) it falls upward (d) it spins the other way
6. 6.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the drop height (d) the length of the blades
8. 8.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
11. 11.🚁 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
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
16. 16.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) air resistance (c) floating (d) dissolving
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
24. 24.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
26. 26.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
28. 28.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) the wind (c) air pressure (d) magnetism
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
32. 32.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
39. 39.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False

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