Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 475 · 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 scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
5. 5.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🛟 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
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
10. 10.🚁 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
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a balloon (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
12. 12.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a mirror (d) a ruler
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades (d) the kind of paper
17. 17.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) the person dropping (c) the length of the blades (d) the kind of paper
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
23. 23.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
25. 25.🔮 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
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
27. 27.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) it has no weight (d) a magnet holds it
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
29. 29.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to stop the spinning (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it fall slower
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
31. 31.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a magnet (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
34. 34.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
38. 38.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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