Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 547 · 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 yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
2. 2.⚖️ 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 person dropping
3. 3.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a battery cell (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
6. 6.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
11. 11.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it spins round (c) it stays still in air (d) it turns into a ball
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
13. 13.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
20. 20.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
22. 22.⚖️ 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
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) time to reach the floor
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
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.⚖️ 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
32. 32.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the flat sheet (c) the crumpled ball (d) a sheet of glass
33. 33.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
35. 35.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the drop height (d) time to reach the floor
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
39. 39.True or false: a strip of paper is not 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 person dropping is what we measure. (a) False (b) True

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