Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 1 · 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.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
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) True (b) False
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
4. 4.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a fluff of cotton
5. 5.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) faster (d) it floats up
7. 7.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) air pressure (c) gravity (d) magnetism
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
9. 9.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
10. 10.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) it has no weight (d) the floor pushes it
12. 12.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
14. 14.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
16. 16.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
17. 17.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
28. 28.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
30. 30.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) the flat sheet (c) a sheet of glass (d) neither of them
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
33. 33.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
35. 35.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a magnet (d) a ruler
39. 39.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it spins round (c) it turns into a ball (d) it flies upward

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