Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 262 · 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 paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
2. 2.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) neither of them (c) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
3. 3.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a wobbly chair (d) a high window ledge
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a magnet
5. 5.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a coin
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the blades (b) the person dropping (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
13. 13.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
14. 14.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) air pressure (c) magnetism (d) gravity
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
16. 16.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it stays still in air (c) it flies upward (d) it turns into a ball
17. 17.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
19. 19.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
23. 23.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) slower (d) it stops in the air
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a steel spoon
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
30. 30.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
32. 32.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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