Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 142 · 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.🛟 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
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) the length of the blades (c) the drop height (d) the kind of paper
9. 9.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
11. 11.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
12. 12.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
17. 17.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) faster (d) it floats up
19. 19.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) a magnet holds it (c) the floor pushes it (d) air pushes on its blades
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
24. 24.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it spins the other way (c) it does not fall (d) it falls upward
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a battery cell
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
27. 27.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
29. 29.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it fall slower (c) to make it magnetic (d) to stop the spinning
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it turns into a ball (c) it flies upward (d) it spins round
35. 35.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
38. 38.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) the wind (d) gravity
39. 39.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the paper clip (c) the length of the blades

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