Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 461 · 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? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a glass marble (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
4. 4.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the drop height (d) time to reach the floor
5. 5.⚖️ 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 drop height
6. 6.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
12. 12.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it falls upward
13. 13.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it flies upward (c) it spins round (d) it turns into a ball
14. 14.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
16. 16.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a feather
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
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 length of the blades (b) the paper clip (c) the person dropping (d) the kind of paper
22. 22.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it magnetic
23. 23.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) yeast (d) safety scissors
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
26. 26.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) faster
27. 27.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) gardening shears
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon

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