Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 107 · 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.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it turns blue (c) it falls upward (d) it spins the other way
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) slower (c) it stops in the air (d) it floats up
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) the person dropping (d) the paper clip
7. 7.🚁 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
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
13. 13.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a crumpled paper ball
15. 15.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) floating (c) dissolving (d) air resistance
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
17. 17.🧺 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 mirror
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
19. 19.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
23. 23.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it spins round (c) it flies upward (d) it turns into a ball
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) from your raised hand (c) a wobbly chair (d) a roof edge
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a battery cell (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to make it fall slower (d) to make it magnetic
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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a fluff of cotton
37. 37.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
40. 40.⚖️ 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 drop height

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