Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 573 · 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? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔮 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
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a battery cell
4. 4.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) magnetism (c) air pressure (d) gravity
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
7. 7.🚁 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
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
10. 10.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a toy parachute
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a pencil
17. 17.⚖️ 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
18. 18.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the drop height (b) the paper clip (c) the length of the blades (d) the kind of paper
20. 20.⚖️ 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
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
22. 22.True or false: safety scissors is not 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 scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
27. 27.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) a stone
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
30. 30.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a crumpled paper ball
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it spins the other way (c) it falls upward (d) it turns blue
40. 40.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it turns into a ball (c) it flies upward (d) it spins round

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