Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 465 · 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 stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute
2. 2.🚁 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
3. 3.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
9. 9.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
11. 11.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) faster
12. 12.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) gravity (c) air pressure (d) magnetism
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🚁 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
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
21. 21.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) the flat sheet
23. 23.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
25. 25.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) a battery cell
32. 32.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
35. 35.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a pencil (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
38. 38.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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