Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 617 · 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.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
4. 4.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔮 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
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a mirror (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) a feather
12. 12.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the paper clip (c) the length of the blades
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a pencil
17. 17.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it does not fall (c) it spins the other way (d) it falls upward
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
23. 23.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a battery cell
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a battery cell (d) a ruler
26. 26.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⚖️ 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
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) a paper clip (d) yeast
31. 31.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) from your raised hand (c) a roof edge (d) a high window ledge
32. 32.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) the floor pushes it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) it has no weight
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute
34. 34.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
36. 36.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
39. 39.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it stays still in air (c) it turns into a ball (d) it spins round
40. 40.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) air pressure (c) the wind (d) magnetism

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