Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 264 · 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 pencil (d) a battery cell
2. 2.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it turns into a ball (c) it spins round (d) it flies upward
3. 3.🧺 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 magnet
4. 4.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
6. 6.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a paper clip (d) a mirror
8. 8.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
11. 11.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) yeast (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
14. 14.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
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.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) a sheet of glass (c) neither of them (d) the crumpled ball
22. 22.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the length of the blades
23. 23.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
26. 26.⚖️ 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 drop height
27. 27.⚖️ 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
28. 28.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
35. 35.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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