Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 812 · 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.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it flies upward (c) it stays still in air (d) it turns into a ball
2. 2.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) the wind (c) air pressure (d) magnetism
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
6. 6.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
14. 14.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
16. 16.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a steel spoon (d) a glass marble
19. 19.🔮 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
20. 20.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a roof edge (c) a high window ledge (d) a wobbly chair
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the drop height (b) the kind of paper (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a coin
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a magnet
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
32. 32.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) yeast (d) a strip of paper
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) turmeric powder (d) a ruler
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
40. 40.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it turns blue (c) it falls upward (d) it does not fall

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