Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 446 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
4. 4.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) a feather
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) turmeric powder (d) a ruler
13. 13.🔮 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
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a feather (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
17. 17.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
25. 25.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a high window ledge (d) a wobbly chair
26. 26.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it falls upward (c) it does not fall (d) it turns blue
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
28. 28.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) a magnet holds it (c) the floor pushes it (d) it has no weight
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
32. 32.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it stays still in air (c) it turns into a ball (d) it spins round
33. 33.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) a paper cutter
34. 34.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) neither of them (c) the flat sheet (d) the crumpled ball
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) a magnet
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same

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