Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 34 · 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 paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) yeast (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
4. 4.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
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 ruler
7. 7.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to make it fall slower (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it magnetic
8. 8.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it spins round (c) it turns into a ball (d) it stays still in air
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
11. 11.🔮 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
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
15. 15.🧺 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 balloon
16. 16.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
17. 17.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
18. 18.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a feather
20. 20.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
21. 21.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
24. 24.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) faster (c) slower (d) it floats up
26. 26.⚖️ 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) the drop height (c) time to reach the floor
27. 27.⚖️ 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
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a ruler (d) a mirror
29. 29.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a glass marble
31. 31.🔮 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 flat sheet (d) the crumpled ball
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the person dropping (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
35. 35.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.🧺 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) a battery cell
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a mirror (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
40. 40.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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