Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 509 · 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 is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the paper clip (d) the kind of paper
3. 3.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to stop the spinning (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it fall slower
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) yeast (d) a pencil
5. 5.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it does not fall (c) it turns blue (d) it falls upward
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
7. 7.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) faster
8. 8.⚖️ 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
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 person dropping (c) the length of the blades
10. 10.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
12. 12.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) magnetism (c) the wind (d) air pressure
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
16. 16.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
18. 18.🔮 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
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
20. 20.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
22. 22.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a wobbly chair (d) a high window ledge
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a toy parachute
24. 24.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it turns into a ball (c) it flies upward (d) it spins round
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
34. 34.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a balloon (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
40. 40.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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