Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 58 · 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 paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
2. 2.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) neither of them (c) the flat sheet (d) the crumpled ball
3. 3.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) from your raised hand (c) a roof edge (d) a high window ledge
4. 4.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the person dropping (c) the kind of paper (d) the drop height
9. 9.🔮 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
10. 10.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) air pressure (c) the wind (d) magnetism
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) yeast (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
13. 13.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) magnetism (c) air resistance (d) dissolving
14. 14.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
15. 15.🧺 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors
18. 18.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) the paper clip
22. 22.⚖️ 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
23. 23.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) a paper cutter
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a magnet
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
28. 28.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to make it fall slower (c) to stop the spinning (d) to weigh down the bottom
29. 29.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it spins the other way (c) it turns blue (d) it does not fall
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
31. 31.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it flies upward (c) it spins round (d) it stays still in air
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a battery cell
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
36. 36.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) a magnet holds it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) the floor pushes it
40. 40.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True

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