Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 116 · 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 falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) a feather
2. 2.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
4. 4.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
5. 5.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) the person dropping (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
7. 7.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) faster (c) it stops in the air (d) it floats up
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it flies upward (c) it turns into a ball (d) it stays still in air
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
12. 12.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a steel spoon
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a coin
15. 15.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears
16. 16.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
20. 20.⚖️ 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
21. 21.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a pencil
27. 27.⚖️ 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
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
34. 34.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a glass marble (c) a toy parachute (d) a fluff of cotton
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) the floor pushes it (c) it has no weight (d) air pushes on its blades
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a mirror
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper

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