Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 153 · 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.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a steel spoon (c) a toy parachute (d) a fluff of cotton
5. 5.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) from your raised hand (c) a roof edge (d) a wobbly chair
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a battery cell
7. 7.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the person dropping (c) the kind of paper (d) the drop height
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) turmeric powder (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
13. 13.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a steel spoon (d) a fluff of cotton
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a coin
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it flies upward (c) it stays still in air (d) it spins round
20. 20.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
24. 24.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
25. 25.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a stone
28. 28.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) magnetism (c) air pressure (d) gravity
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) yeast (d) a paper clip
30. 30.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
32. 32.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a mirror (d) a paper clip
37. 37.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
38. 38.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False

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