Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

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

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