Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 642 · 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) the kind of paper (c) the person dropping (d) time to reach the floor
4. 4.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
8. 8.🔮 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
9. 9.🛟 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
10. 10.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it magnetic (d) to weigh down the bottom
11. 11.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) safety scissors (d) a battery cell
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
16. 16.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) gravity (c) the wind (d) magnetism
18. 18.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) a paper cutter
20. 20.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it stays still in air (c) it spins round (d) it flies upward
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a glass marble (d) a coin
23. 23.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
25. 25.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the person dropping (d) the paper clip
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) a stone
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
30. 30.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
37. 37.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) air pushes on its blades (c) a magnet holds it (d) the floor pushes it
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble

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