Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 488 · 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.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
4. 4.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the blades (b) the paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
6. 6.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
11. 11.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades (d) the paper clip
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
13. 13.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a paper helicopter (c) a steel spoon (d) a fluff of cotton
15. 15.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) slower (c) it floats up (d) faster
16. 16.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
17. 17.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a magnet (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
27. 27.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a battery cell
29. 29.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it turns into a ball (c) it stays still in air (d) it flies upward
30. 30.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) air pushes on its blades (c) the floor pushes it (d) a magnet holds it
31. 31.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
33. 33.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it magnetic
34. 34.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a ruler (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
38. 38.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
40. 40.⚖️ 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) False (b) True

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