Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 342 · 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) safety scissors (b) a battery cell (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
2. 2.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it stays still in air (c) it spins round (d) it turns into a ball
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a mirror
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a ruler
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
8. 8.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) yeast (d) safety scissors
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) a high window ledge
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
17. 17.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) turmeric powder (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) a fluff of cotton
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) it stops in the air (d) slower
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a paper clip (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
25. 25.🚁 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
26. 26.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a crumpled paper ball
29. 29.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
37. 37.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton

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