Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 507 · 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: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) a ruler
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
5. 5.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) magnetism (c) air pressure (d) the wind
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
12. 12.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) yeast (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
15. 15.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
17. 17.⚖️ 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 paper clip
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a toy parachute
21. 21.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
23. 23.🚁 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
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
25. 25.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it magnetic (d) to weigh down the bottom
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) a paper clip
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) a pencil
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
35. 35.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) slower (c) it stops in the air (d) it floats up
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
37. 37.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it spins the other way (c) it does not fall (d) it turns blue
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet

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