Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 11 · 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 of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) a feather
6. 6.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
8. 8.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
9. 9.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a mirror
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? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
14. 14.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
15. 15.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
16. 16.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
19. 19.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it turns into a ball (c) it stays still in air (d) it spins round
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
22. 22.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) the paper clip
23. 23.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) yeast
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) turmeric powder
29. 29.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it does not fall (c) it falls upward (d) it spins the other way
30. 30.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
32. 32.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
34. 34.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
36. 36.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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