Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 489 · 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 falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a stone
2. 2.⚖️ 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 drop height (d) the length of the blades
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
4. 4.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears
5. 5.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it turns into a ball (c) it flies upward (d) it spins round
6. 6.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) safety scissors (d) a magnet
8. 8.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) magnetism (c) the wind (d) gravity
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
10. 10.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
11. 11.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) a sheet of glass (c) the flat sheet (d) the crumpled ball
12. 12.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
13. 13.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
18. 18.🔮 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
19. 19.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
24. 24.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it does not fall (c) it spins the other way (d) it falls upward
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
26. 26.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
28. 28.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
30. 30.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
31. 31.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True

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