Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 336 · 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.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a coin
4. 4.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) slower (d) it stops in the air
5. 5.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a paper clip (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
10. 10.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) the crumpled ball (c) a sheet of glass (d) neither of them
12. 12.🚁 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
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) a paper clip
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
16. 16.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a battery cell
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a ruler (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
27. 27.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the length of the blades
29. 29.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
31. 31.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
36. 36.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the kind of paper (d) the paper clip
37. 37.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a battery cell 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 paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False

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