Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 68 · 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
4. 4.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a roof edge (c) a wobbly chair (d) a high window ledge
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
7. 7.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it falls upward (c) it spins the other way (d) it does not fall
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper
10. 10.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
14. 14.⚖️ 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) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) a strip of paper
16. 16.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.🔮 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
21. 21.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) magnetism (c) air pressure (d) gravity
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a mirror (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
23. 23.🚁 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 weigh down the bottom (d) to make it magnetic
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.⚖️ 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) the person dropping (c) time to reach the floor
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
27. 27.🚁 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
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
31. 31.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
32. 32.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a paper helicopter (c) a glass marble (d) a coin
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
36. 36.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a balloon (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) an open sheet of paper
39. 39.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⚖️ 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

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