Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 311 · 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.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
4. 4.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
6. 6.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
10. 10.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) neither of them (c) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
11. 11.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) faster (d) it floats up
12. 12.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) turmeric powder (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) turmeric powder
19. 19.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it turns into a ball (c) it stays still in air (d) it flies upward
20. 20.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it fall slower (c) to make it magnetic (d) to stop the spinning
22. 22.⚖️ 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
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
29. 29.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor (d) the paper clip
30. 30.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) yeast (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
33. 33.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) a magnet holds it (c) it has no weight (d) air pushes on its blades
35. 35.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the drop height (d) time to reach the floor
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a coin
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly

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