Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 96 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) a feather
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a coin
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) a sheet of glass (c) the flat sheet (d) neither of them
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a mirror
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
16. 16.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
18. 18.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the length of the blades (d) the person dropping
19. 19.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) the person dropping (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
23. 23.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it flies upward (c) it spins round (d) it turns into a ball
24. 24.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
26. 26.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
29. 29.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) it floats up (c) faster (d) slower
30. 30.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
32. 32.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to make it fall slower (c) to stop the spinning (d) to weigh down the bottom
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.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
35. 35.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) it has no weight (c) air pushes on its blades (d) a magnet holds it
36. 36.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
38. 38.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a paper helicopter
40. 40.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True

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