Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 524 · 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 change it (c) we measure it
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) yeast (d) safety scissors
3. 3.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
6. 6.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it stays still in air (c) it flies upward (d) it turns into a ball
7. 7.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to make it magnetic (c) to make it fall slower (d) to weigh down the bottom
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
10. 10.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
12. 12.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) yeast
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
17. 17.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
18. 18.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
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 drop height (c) the length of the blades
22. 22.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip (d) the person dropping
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
28. 28.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
32. 32.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) slower
33. 33.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a steel spoon
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
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.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⚖️ 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) False (b) True

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