Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 447 · 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.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a glass marble
2. 2.⚖️ 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
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) slower
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
7. 7.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
10. 10.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it spins round (c) it flies upward (d) it turns into a ball
11. 11.🧺 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
12. 12.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
19. 19.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it magnetic (d) to weigh down the bottom
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a battery cell
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) an open sheet of paper
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
27. 27.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it falls upward (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
28. 28.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🛟 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
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
31. 31.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a glass marble
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a magnet
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
38. 38.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
40. 40.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed

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