Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 147 · 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 balloon (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the paper clip (c) the length of the blades (d) the person dropping
3. 3.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
5. 5.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
7. 7.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a pencil (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
9. 9.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it falls upward (c) it spins the other way (d) it does not fall
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
14. 14.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) turmeric powder
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
17. 17.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute
23. 23.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the person dropping
24. 24.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
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 of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
31. 31.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
36. 36.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
37. 37.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
40. 40.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it flies upward (c) it spins round (d) it stays still in air

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