Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 754 · 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 person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
3. 3.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a mirror (d) a paper clip
5. 5.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
7. 7.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) the floor pushes it (c) a magnet holds it (d) air pushes on its blades
8. 8.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a steel spoon (d) a fluff of cotton
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a toy parachute
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it magnetic (d) to weigh down the bottom
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
20. 20.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
23. 23.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a crumpled paper ball
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
31. 31.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping (d) the kind of paper
33. 33.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a paper helicopter
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
36. 36.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it spins round (c) it stays still in air (d) it flies upward
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
39. 39.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) neither of them (c) a sheet of glass (d) the flat sheet
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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it

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