Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 610 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
2. 2.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to make it fall slower (d) to make it magnetic
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
6. 6.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it does not fall (c) it falls upward (d) it spins the other way
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
9. 9.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
10. 10.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the person dropping (d) the paper clip
13. 13.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
14. 14.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
17. 17.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
19. 19.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) faster (c) it stops in the air (d) it floats up
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
23. 23.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
26. 26.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) air pressure (c) magnetism (d) the wind
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
28. 28.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the blades (b) the drop height (c) time to reach the floor (d) the person dropping
31. 31.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
33. 33.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it turns into a ball (c) it spins round (d) it stays still in air
34. 34.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) a crumpled paper ball
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a steel spoon
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
40. 40.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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