Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 266 · 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.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it spins the other way (c) it falls upward (d) it does not fall
3. 3.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it flies upward (c) it turns into a ball (d) it stays still in air
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
5. 5.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) the flat sheet (c) a sheet of glass (d) neither of them
6. 6.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
11. 11.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
12. 12.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
13. 13.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) turmeric powder (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) the paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) dissolving
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
21. 21.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it fall slower
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
24. 24.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) turmeric powder
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a balloon (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
30. 30.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) safety scissors (d) a battery cell
39. 39.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a paper helicopter (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin

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