Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 45 · 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.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
3. 3.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) slower (c) it stops in the air (d) it floats up
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a toy parachute
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) from your raised hand (c) a wobbly chair (d) a roof edge
17. 17.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
18. 18.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it falls upward (c) it spins the other way (d) it turns blue
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) a toy parachute
20. 20.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) the paper clip (c) the length of the blades (d) the kind of paper
22. 22.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (d) the drop height
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
27. 27.🚁 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
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
29. 29.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
31. 31.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) magnetism (c) gravity (d) air pressure
32. 32.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) it has no weight (c) a magnet holds it (d) air pushes on its blades
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a battery cell
36. 36.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon

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