Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 402 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
2. 2.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
7. 7.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) the person dropping (c) the length of the blades (d) the paper clip
11. 11.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
13. 13.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it flies upward (c) it spins round (d) it turns into a ball
14. 14.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) yeast (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
16. 16.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) a magnet holds it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) it has no weight
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a ruler
18. 18.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it magnetic
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
23. 23.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) turmeric powder (d) a ruler
26. 26.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a battery cell
28. 28.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) faster (d) it floats up
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
30. 30.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
35. 35.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a mirror
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
39. 39.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the flat sheet (c) neither of them (d) the crumpled ball
40. 40.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True

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