Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 876 · 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 what we measure. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) a paper clip
5. 5.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
9. 9.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
11. 11.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a feather
13. 13.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) a high window ledge
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the kind of paper (c) the person dropping (d) the paper clip
16. 16.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
20. 20.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
22. 22.⚖️ 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) the kind of paper (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
23. 23.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) it floats up (c) slower (d) faster
25. 25.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it stays still in air (c) it flies upward (d) it turns into a ball
26. 26.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⚖️ 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
28. 28.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a magnet (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a toy parachute (d) a steel spoon
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) a pencil
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
33. 33.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it fall slower (d) to make it magnetic
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) turmeric powder
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
38. 38.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a paper clip (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
40. 40.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) a sheet of glass (c) the crumpled ball (d) neither of them

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