Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 890 · 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.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it does not fall (c) it spins the other way (d) it turns blue
2. 2.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the length of the blades
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
4. 4.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
6. 6.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the person dropping (d) the kind of paper
7. 7.🛟 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
8. 8.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
9. 9.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
11. 11.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
13. 13.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it stays still in air (c) it turns into a ball (d) it spins round
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a paper helicopter (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a glass marble
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
16. 16.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it fall slower (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it magnetic
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a battery cell (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
18. 18.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
20. 20.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
22. 22.⚖️ 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
23. 23.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
24. 24.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a toy parachute (d) a fluff of cotton
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
32. 32.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a steel spoon (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
37. 37.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast

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