Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 521 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
2. 2.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it stays still in air (c) it turns into a ball (d) it spins round
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
4. 4.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) yeast
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a coin
8. 8.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔮 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
10. 10.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
12. 12.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
17. 17.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) faster (c) it floats up (d) it stops in the air
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) turmeric powder (d) a ruler
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) the person dropping (d) time to reach the floor
22. 22.⚖️ 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
23. 23.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
24. 24.🔮 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) the flat sheet (d) a sheet of glass
25. 25.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) time to reach the floor
26. 26.⚖️ 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
27. 27.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
30. 30.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) from your raised hand (c) a wobbly chair (d) a roof edge
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
40. 40.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) the wind (c) magnetism (d) air pressure

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