Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 462 · 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
3. 3.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
7. 7.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the kind of paper (d) time to reach the floor
9. 9.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the length of the blades
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
14. 14.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it spins round (c) it turns into a ball (d) it stays still in air
15. 15.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it spins the other way (c) it turns blue (d) it does not fall
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
20. 20.🛟 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a paper helicopter (c) a glass marble (d) a crumpled paper ball
22. 22.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a battery cell
31. 31.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
35. 35.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) neither of them (c) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) the wind (c) air pressure (d) gravity
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
39. 39.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed

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