Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 340 · 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 of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
4. 4.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it falls upward
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
6. 6.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) gravity (c) air pressure (d) the wind
7. 7.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) it has no weight (c) air pushes on its blades (d) the floor pushes it
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
10. 10.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) the flat sheet (c) a sheet of glass (d) neither of them
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
17. 17.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it spins round (c) it turns into a ball (d) it flies upward
19. 19.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
20. 20.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a steel spoon
22. 22.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
23. 23.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a mirror (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) a crumpled paper ball
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the drop height (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
31. 31.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
33. 33.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it magnetic (c) to make it fall slower (d) to stop the spinning
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) yeast (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
35. 35.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) a pencil
39. 39.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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