Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 307 · 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 scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
2. 2.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
4. 4.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
6. 6.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
7. 7.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
9. 9.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a glass marble (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
15. 15.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
18. 18.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) it has no weight (c) the floor pushes it (d) air pushes on its blades
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
20. 20.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it flies upward (c) it stays still in air (d) it spins round
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) a sheet of glass (c) neither of them (d) the flat sheet
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a coin
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a paper clip
29. 29.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) a toy parachute (d) a steel spoon
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
33. 33.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) a ruler
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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) yeast (d) a paper clip
38. 38.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) turmeric powder (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
40. 40.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) from your raised hand (c) a roof edge (d) a high window ledge

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