Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 299 · 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.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) from your raised hand (c) a high window ledge (d) a roof edge
2. 2.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it spins the other way (c) it does not fall (d) it falls upward
5. 5.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
7. 7.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a mirror (d) a ruler
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it stays still in air (c) it spins round (d) it flies upward
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
13. 13.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to stop the spinning (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it fall slower
14. 14.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) a sheet of glass (c) the crumpled ball (d) the flat sheet
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
16. 16.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
18. 18.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
21. 21.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a paper clip
23. 23.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the length of the blades
24. 24.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) a paper cutter
25. 25.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a coin
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) a glass marble (d) a crumpled paper ball
31. 31.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the drop height (d) the length of the blades
32. 32.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
35. 35.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a stone
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? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) the length of the blades (c) the drop height (d) the kind of paper
40. 40.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True

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