Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 280 · 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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a battery cell (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
4. 4.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
7. 7.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it does not fall (c) it turns blue (d) it spins the other way
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
9. 9.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) the wind (c) air pressure (d) gravity
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a battery cell (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
11. 11.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) slower (c) it floats up (d) it stops in the air
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
13. 13.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
15. 15.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
16. 16.🛟 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
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the paper clip (c) the person dropping (d) the kind of paper
18. 18.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔮 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) the crumpled ball (d) neither of them
21. 21.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a magnet (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a balloon (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) the drop height (d) the paper clip
29. 29.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
32. 32.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it spins round (c) it turns into a ball (d) it stays still in air
33. 33.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
35. 35.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a ruler (c) yeast (d) a balloon
39. 39.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⚖️ 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

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