Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 245 · 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: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
3. 3.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
8. 8.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a pencil (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a coin (d) an open sheet of paper
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
17. 17.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a stone
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🚁 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
26. 26.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a wobbly chair (c) a high window ledge (d) a roof edge
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) the person dropping (d) time to reach the floor
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a ruler
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
33. 33.⚖️ 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) the paper clip (c) the length of the blades (d) the drop height
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
35. 35.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to make it magnetic (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it fall slower
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
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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