Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 635 · 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 drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
2. 2.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
4. 4.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a coin (d) an open sheet of paper
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping (d) the paper clip
9. 9.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) safety scissors (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) a strip of paper
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
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.⚖️ 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
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a mirror (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
18. 18.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) a sheet of glass (c) the crumpled ball (d) the flat sheet
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
22. 22.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
24. 24.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
26. 26.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
28. 28.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it spins round (c) it flies upward (d) it turns into a ball
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a steel spoon
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
31. 31.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it falls upward
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
34. 34.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
37. 37.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) slower (d) it stops in the air
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather

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