Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 197 · 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 steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a high window ledge (d) a wobbly chair
3. 3.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
7. 7.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
14. 14.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) turmeric powder
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a glass marble (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it spins the other way (c) it turns blue (d) it does not fall
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) the paper clip (c) the person dropping (d) time to reach the floor
21. 21.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it turns into a ball (c) it spins round (d) it flies upward
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
25. 25.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a toy parachute
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
29. 29.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
32. 32.🔮 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) the crumpled ball (d) neither of them
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
34. 34.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) a magnet holds it (c) it has no weight (d) the floor pushes it
35. 35.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
37. 37.🧺 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 mirror (d) a pencil
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) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
40. 40.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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