Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 530 · 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) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
2. 2.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) faster (c) it floats up (d) slower
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a steel spoon
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
6. 6.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a ruler (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a pencil (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) the floor pushes it (c) a magnet holds it (d) air pushes on its blades
13. 13.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) magnetism (c) dissolving (d) floating
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a coin
15. 15.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
16. 16.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it falls upward (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
19. 19.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⚖️ 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
21. 21.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
23. 23.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
25. 25.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) neither of them (c) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
26. 26.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) a paper clip
28. 28.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
33. 33.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a strip of paper (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
36. 36.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a battery cell (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
38. 38.🚁 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
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
40. 40.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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