Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 191 · 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 of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) safety scissors (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
4. 4.🧺 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
5. 5.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) a paper cutter
7. 7.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) dissolving
9. 9.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) from your raised hand (c) a wobbly chair (d) a roof edge
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
11. 11.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) a sheet of glass (c) neither of them (d) the crumpled ball
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
15. 15.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🚁 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a toy parachute (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
20. 20.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it spins the other way (c) it falls upward (d) it does not fall
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
23. 23.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) the drop height (c) time to reach the floor
27. 27.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) yeast (d) a ruler
30. 30.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🚁 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
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
36. 36.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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