Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 16 · 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 battery cell (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
3. 3.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) a magnet holds it (c) it has no weight (d) air pushes on its blades
4. 4.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
5. 5.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it spins round (c) it stays still in air (d) it flies upward
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧺 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 pencil
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
12. 12.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it does not fall
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) a toy parachute
14. 14.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
16. 16.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
17. 17.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the drop height (d) the length of the blades
18. 18.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) a paper cutter
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a paper helicopter (c) a coin (d) a stone
21. 21.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it magnetic (d) to make it fall slower
29. 29.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper

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