Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 491 · 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) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
2. 2.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) a paper clip
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a battery cell
5. 5.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) a balloon
7. 7.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
15. 15.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) gravity (c) magnetism (d) the wind
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
17. 17.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the crumpled ball (c) a sheet of glass (d) the flat sheet
19. 19.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it flies upward (c) it turns into a ball (d) it stays still in air
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) the kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a steel spoon
22. 22.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) it floats up (c) slower (d) faster
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
25. 25.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
28. 28.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) the kind of paper (c) the paper clip (d) the length of the blades
32. 32.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
39. 39.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it does not fall
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon

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