Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 682 · 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? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
4. 4.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
5. 5.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a paper clip (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
9. 9.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the flat sheet (c) neither of them (d) the crumpled ball
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
12. 12.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) turmeric powder
14. 14.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) turmeric powder (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (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 length of the blades (b) the drop height (c) the paper clip (d) the kind of paper
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a glass marble (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
25. 25.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
27. 27.🔮 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
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
33. 33.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it turns into a ball (c) it stays still in air (d) it flies upward
34. 34.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) the wind (c) air pressure (d) magnetism
35. 35.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a steel spoon (d) a glass marble
37. 37.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
40. 40.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed

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