Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 225 · 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 paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a battery cell
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it does not fall (c) it falls upward (d) it spins the other way
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
6. 6.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a high window ledge (c) a roof edge (d) a wobbly chair
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the drop height (c) the paper clip (d) the length of the blades
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
10. 10.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) it has no weight (c) a magnet holds it (d) the floor pushes it
11. 11.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the paper clip (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a battery cell 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 strip of paper (b) yeast (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.🔮 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
19. 19.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a magnet (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
26. 26.⚖️ 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
27. 27.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
29. 29.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the flat sheet (c) the crumpled ball (d) a sheet of glass
31. 31.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor
32. 32.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
33. 33.🚁 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
34. 34.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a steel spoon (d) a glass marble
38. 38.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed

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