Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 240 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a strip of paper
3. 3.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it flies upward (c) it stays still in air (d) it turns into a ball
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
5. 5.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
8. 8.🧺 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 mirror (d) a ruler
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a battery cell 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 fast (b) falls slowly
13. 13.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
16. 16.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
17. 17.⚖️ 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
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades (d) the kind of paper
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) turmeric powder (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
27. 27.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a fluff of cotton
29. 29.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
33. 33.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) faster
34. 34.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
36. 36.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
38. 38.🔮 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) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
39. 39.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it falls upward (c) it turns blue (d) it spins the other way
40. 40.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True

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