Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 523 · 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 length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
3. 3.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) a magnet
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip (d) the drop height
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) a feather
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
9. 9.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) slower (d) it stops in the air
10. 10.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
15. 15.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to make it fall slower (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it magnetic
16. 16.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
20. 20.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
22. 22.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
26. 26.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⚖️ 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
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it turns into a ball (c) it stays still in air (d) it spins round
30. 30.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a paper helicopter (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a fluff of cotton
40. 40.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True

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