Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 469 · 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 mirror (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
2. 2.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it fall slower
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a paper clip
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the drop height (c) the person dropping (d) time to reach the floor
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
6. 6.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it stays still in air (c) it flies upward (d) it spins round
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
9. 9.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it turns blue (c) it falls upward (d) it spins the other way
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 ruler (d) a paper clip
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
13. 13.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) the wind (c) magnetism (d) gravity
15. 15.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a toy parachute (d) a paper helicopter
17. 17.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) the flat sheet (c) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
20. 20.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the length of the blades (d) the kind of paper
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a crumpled paper ball
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a fluff of cotton
30. 30.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) a magnet holds it (d) it has no weight
31. 31.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a wobbly chair (d) a high window ledge
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) a coin
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the drop height (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
40. 40.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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