Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 109 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
2. 2.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a wobbly chair (d) a high window ledge
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) yeast
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a paper clip
8. 8.🔮 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
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it spins round (c) it turns into a ball (d) it stays still in air
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
13. 13.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it spins the other way (c) it does not fall (d) it turns blue
14. 14.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (d) time to reach the floor
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
18. 18.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
20. 20.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) the floor pushes it (c) it has no weight (d) a magnet holds it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
23. 23.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
35. 35.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
38. 38.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
40. 40.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True

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