Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 545 · 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 of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) yeast
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
10. 10.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
13. 13.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) a battery cell
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
16. 16.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it stays still in air (c) it flies upward (d) it spins round
17. 17.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
20. 20.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) faster
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a feather
22. 22.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
25. 25.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
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.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a battery cell
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a mirror (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
31. 31.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) the wind (c) magnetism (d) air pressure
32. 32.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a toy parachute (d) a paper helicopter
35. 35.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
40. 40.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True

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