Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 218 · 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: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the drop height (b) the person dropping (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
7. 7.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the drop height (c) the length of the blades
10. 10.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
14. 14.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
20. 20.🧺 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 paper clip
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
22. 22.⚖️ 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
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) it stops in the air (d) slower
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a coin
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a coin (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
30. 30.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
33. 33.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
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.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it flies upward (c) it turns into a ball (d) it spins round
38. 38.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism (c) gravity (d) the wind
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a coin

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