Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 698 · 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
2. 2.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) air resistance (c) magnetism (d) floating
5. 5.🛟 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
8. 8.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the crumpled ball (c) a sheet of glass (d) the flat sheet
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a glass marble
11. 11.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
16. 16.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
19. 19.🚁 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 fall slower (d) to make it magnetic
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
24. 24.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⚖️ 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
27. 27.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
28. 28.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
31. 31.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it flies upward (c) it spins round (d) it stays still in air
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
34. 34.⚖️ 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) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a feather
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) yeast (d) safety scissors
39. 39.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter

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