Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 111 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
3. 3.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) safety scissors (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it stays still in air (c) it turns into a ball (d) it spins round
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
10. 10.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🚁 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
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a magnet (d) a ruler
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
14. 14.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it magnetic
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
19. 19.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
22. 22.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
23. 23.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a paper clip (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) a strip of paper
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) turmeric powder
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
33. 33.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (d) the paper clip
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather

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