Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 917 · 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? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the kind of paper (c) the paper clip (d) the length of the blades
2. 2.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) from your raised hand (c) a roof edge (d) a wobbly chair
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a glass marble
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
10. 10.⚖️ 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) the paper clip (c) time to reach the floor
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
12. 12.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
14. 14.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) it has no weight (c) the floor pushes it (d) air pushes on its blades
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
16. 16.🔮 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
17. 17.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears
18. 18.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it stays still in air (c) it spins round (d) it turns into a ball
19. 19.⚖️ 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 person dropping (d) time to reach the floor
20. 20.🧺 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 paper clip
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
24. 24.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
25. 25.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
27. 27.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a battery cell
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
30. 30.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
33. 33.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) faster (c) it stops in the air (d) it floats up
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a balloon (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) yeast
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the flat sheet (c) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball

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