Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 907 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
5. 5.🧺 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 ruler (d) turmeric powder
6. 6.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
11. 11.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a battery cell (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
14. 14.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🛟 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
16. 16.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
17. 17.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a glass marble (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
19. 19.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⚖️ 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
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
27. 27.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it turns into a ball (c) it spins round (d) it flies upward
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
29. 29.🔮 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
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) the paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper
31. 31.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it falls upward (c) it does not fall (d) it turns blue
32. 32.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a crumpled paper ball

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