Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 711 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) a ruler
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
4. 4.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
5. 5.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) the drop height (c) the kind of paper (d) time to reach the floor
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a magnet
9. 9.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
12. 12.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🛟 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
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
15. 15.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it falls upward (c) it turns blue (d) it spins the other way
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
19. 19.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
21. 21.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
24. 24.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
26. 26.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
29. 29.🚁 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 weigh down the bottom (d) to stop the spinning
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
31. 31.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the length of the blades (d) the person dropping
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
34. 34.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
40. 40.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it stays still in air (c) it flies upward (d) it spins round

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