Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 517 · 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.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
2. 2.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⚖️ 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) the person dropping (c) time to reach the floor
4. 4.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a paper clip (d) turmeric powder
7. 7.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
8. 8.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
9. 9.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) from your raised hand (c) a roof edge (d) a wobbly chair
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a magnet
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
15. 15.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) a magnet holds it (c) it has no weight (d) air pushes on its blades
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) the length of the blades (c) the kind of paper (d) the person dropping
17. 17.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) neither of them (c) the crumpled ball (d) the flat sheet
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
19. 19.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) the wind (c) gravity (d) magnetism
20. 20.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
21. 21.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it does not fall (c) it spins the other way (d) it falls upward
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to make it magnetic (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to stop the spinning
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a steel spoon (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
27. 27.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
29. 29.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
34. 34.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it turns into a ball (c) it flies upward (d) it stays still in air
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute
36. 36.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a coin
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) yeast

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