Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 168 · 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.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
4. 4.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the length of the blades (d) the kind of paper
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
6. 6.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a ruler
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a battery cell (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a pencil (d) a mirror
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) magnetism (c) gravity (d) air pressure
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a balloon (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
20. 20.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) air resistance (c) dissolving (d) floating
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a glass marble (c) a toy parachute (d) a fluff of cotton
22. 22.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
25. 25.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
30. 30.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it stays still in air (c) it spins round (d) it turns into a ball
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a paper clip (c) yeast (d) a balloon
33. 33.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) the paper clip (c) the length of the blades (d) the drop height
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
37. 37.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors

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