Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 176 · 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.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it stays still in air (c) it flies upward (d) it spins round
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
8. 8.🛟 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
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a battery cell
10. 10.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
11. 11.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a coin
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
16. 16.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it falls upward
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the person dropping
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
23. 23.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
30. 30.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
31. 31.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
36. 36.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) gardening shears (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a coin
38. 38.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) True (b) False

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