Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 513 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a mirror (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a battery cell (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
5. 5.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) gravity (c) the wind (d) air pressure
6. 6.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) the flat sheet
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) yeast (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
8. 8.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) it has no weight (c) air pushes on its blades (d) the floor pushes it
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) the drop height (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🚁 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
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
17. 17.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a high window ledge (c) a wobbly chair (d) a roof edge
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
23. 23.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) safety scissors (d) a magnet
26. 26.⚖️ 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 kind of paper
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a ruler
29. 29.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) an open sheet of paper
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
40. 40.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it turns blue (c) it falls upward (d) it spins the other way

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