Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 546 · 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 glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) it floats up (c) faster (d) slower
4. 4.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a magnet
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) safety scissors (d) a mirror
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades (d) the drop height
12. 12.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it turns into a ball (c) it stays still in air (d) it spins round
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
15. 15.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
18. 18.🔮 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
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
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) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper
21. 21.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it magnetic (c) to make it fall slower (d) to stop the spinning
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
23. 23.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) yeast (d) a ruler
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a glass marble (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) a paper clip
29. 29.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) a sheet of glass (c) neither of them (d) the crumpled ball
30. 30.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
33. 33.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) a fluff of cotton

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