Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 504 · 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.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
2. 2.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a battery cell
5. 5.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) faster (c) slower (d) it floats up
6. 6.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) the wind (c) magnetism (d) gravity
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a strip of paper
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
15. 15.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔮 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
19. 19.🚁 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
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a mirror (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
22. 22.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
24. 24.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
27. 27.⚖️ 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
28. 28.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) yeast
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.⚖️ 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) the kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor
33. 33.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
35. 35.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it turns into a ball (c) it spins round (d) it flies upward
37. 37.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly

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