Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 422 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a mirror
2. 2.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) the length of the blades (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
4. 4.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) yeast (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
7. 7.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) faster (c) it floats up (d) it stops in the air
8. 8.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it spins round (c) it stays still in air (d) it flies upward
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
11. 11.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it spins the other way (c) it turns blue (d) it falls upward
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a ruler (d) a mirror
16. 16.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a fluff of cotton
20. 20.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) gardening shears
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
22. 22.🚁 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 stop the spinning (d) to make it fall slower
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) neither of them (c) the flat sheet (d) a sheet of glass
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a fluff of cotton
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) yeast (d) a ruler
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
36. 36.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
37. 37.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
39. 39.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the person dropping
40. 40.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True

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