Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 224 · 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 mirror (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the kind of paper
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
7. 7.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the length of the blades
8. 8.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a fluff of cotton
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
17. 17.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it stays still in air (c) it spins round (d) it flies upward
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a fluff of cotton
23. 23.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a roof edge (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
24. 24.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) a coin (d) a fluff of cotton
27. 27.🔮 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
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
33. 33.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip (d) the length of the blades
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
36. 36.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
39. 39.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) magnetism (c) the wind (d) air pressure
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) yeast (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors

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