Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 467 · 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 of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
2. 2.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) turmeric powder (d) a pencil
4. 4.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it flies upward (c) it spins round (d) it stays still in air
5. 5.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
8. 8.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) the paper clip (c) time to reach the floor
11. 11.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a pencil (d) a battery cell
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) yeast (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
15. 15.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
19. 19.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.🔮 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
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) the kind of paper (c) the person dropping (d) time to reach the floor
22. 22.🔮 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
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
26. 26.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it magnetic (d) to make it fall slower
27. 27.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
30. 30.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip (d) the length of the blades
31. 31.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
34. 34.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
36. 36.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
38. 38.⚖️ 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 kind of paper
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a glass marble (c) a toy parachute (d) a paper helicopter

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