Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 432 · 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? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the person dropping (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
2. 2.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it stays still in air (c) it spins round (d) it flies upward
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
4. 4.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it does not fall
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
7. 7.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the flat sheet (c) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
8. 8.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) it has no weight (c) air pushes on its blades (d) a magnet holds it
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a balloon (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
10. 10.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
13. 13.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
14. 14.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) gardening shears
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a toy parachute
17. 17.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
20. 20.🚁 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
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a mirror
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
24. 24.🔮 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
25. 25.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a coin (d) an open sheet of paper
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) a coin
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
34. 34.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) a mirror
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) a feather
40. 40.⚖️ 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

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