Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 162 · 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 pencil (b) yeast (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
2. 2.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it spins round (c) it turns into a ball (d) it flies upward
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
5. 5.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) neither of them (c) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
6. 6.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
9. 9.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) yeast (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
12. 12.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it does not fall (c) it spins the other way (d) it falls upward
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
14. 14.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a battery cell (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
16. 16.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a roof edge (c) a high window ledge (d) a wobbly chair
17. 17.⚖️ 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
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
19. 19.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⚖️ 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
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
24. 24.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
28. 28.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) yeast
33. 33.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) turmeric powder (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) a glass marble (d) a crumpled paper ball

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