Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 606 · 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.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it magnetic (d) to make it fall slower
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it does not fall (c) it spins the other way (d) it turns blue
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a balloon (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
10. 10.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it spins round (c) it flies upward (d) it stays still in air
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
13. 13.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) a sheet of glass (c) the flat sheet (d) neither of them
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) an open sheet of paper
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) yeast (d) a paper clip
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a wobbly chair (d) a high window ledge
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 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) safety scissors
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.⚖️ 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
27. 27.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the drop height (c) time to reach the floor (d) the person dropping
29. 29.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.True or false: a strip of paper is not 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.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a strip of paper (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
39. 39.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly

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