Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 331 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper
3. 3.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it flies upward (c) it spins round (d) it stays still in air
4. 4.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a paper helicopter
6. 6.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) a paper cutter
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) it has no weight (c) a magnet holds it (d) the floor pushes it
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a stone
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
22. 22.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⚖️ 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
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a mirror
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
30. 30.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a ruler (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
36. 36.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades (d) the paper clip
38. 38.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors

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