Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 555 · 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 kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) neither of them (c) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
5. 5.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) the paper clip (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
8. 8.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
9. 9.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
11. 11.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a pencil
14. 14.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a paper clip
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 coin (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
21. 21.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
24. 24.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
27. 27.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
30. 30.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to make it fall slower (d) to make it magnetic
31. 31.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a ruler
34. 34.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it spins round (c) it stays still in air (d) it flies upward
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
38. 38.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast

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