Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 734 · 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: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it fall slower
3. 3.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
4. 4.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) a magnet holds it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) the floor pushes it
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a paper clip
6. 6.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
7. 7.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the drop height (c) the length of the blades
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
11. 11.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
17. 17.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
19. 19.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) a ruler
21. 21.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) yeast (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
25. 25.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a balloon (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
27. 27.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) neither of them (c) the crumpled ball (d) a sheet of glass
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
30. 30.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it does not fall (c) it turns blue (d) it falls upward
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
34. 34.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a glass marble
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same

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