Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

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

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