Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 522 · 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.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
7. 7.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) yeast (d) a strip of paper
11. 11.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it floats up (c) slower (d) it stops in the air
12. 12.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a coin
16. 16.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
20. 20.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a toy parachute (d) a steel spoon
22. 22.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
24. 24.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a balloon (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a stone
31. 31.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it turns into a ball (c) it flies upward (d) it stays still in air
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a mirror (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
36. 36.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) the flat sheet
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
38. 38.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it turns blue (c) it does not fall (d) it falls upward
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
40. 40.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed

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