Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 347 · 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.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it turns into a ball (c) it stays still in air (d) it spins round
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) a pencil
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the kind of paper (d) the drop height
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) a paper clip
9. 9.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it falls upward (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
10. 10.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
11. 11.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a battery cell
13. 13.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
15. 15.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
21. 21.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) yeast (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
24. 24.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a magnet 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 coin (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
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 crumpled ball (d) the flat sheet
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
34. 34.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to make it magnetic (c) to make it fall slower (d) to weigh down the bottom
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) it has no weight (d) a magnet holds it
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon

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