Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 94 · 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 an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
2. 2.⚖️ 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
3. 3.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
4. 4.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
7. 7.⚖️ 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
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) the kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor
9. 9.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it does not fall (c) it falls upward (d) it turns blue
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
12. 12.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the kind of paper (d) the paper clip
13. 13.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
14. 14.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it flies upward (c) it turns into a ball (d) it stays still in air
15. 15.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) air pressure (c) magnetism (d) the wind
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
18. 18.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
21. 21.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a high window ledge (d) a wobbly chair
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
23. 23.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a crumpled paper ball
25. 25.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) a magnet holds it (c) it has no weight (d) the floor pushes it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a stone
27. 27.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it floats up (c) slower (d) it stops in the air
28. 28.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a battery cell
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
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.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a paper helicopter (c) a glass marble (d) a stone

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