Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 628 · 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 magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
3. 3.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it flies upward (c) it spins round (d) it stays still in air
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
5. 5.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it turns blue (c) it falls upward (d) it spins the other way
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) yeast (d) a ruler
7. 7.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the person dropping (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
11. 11.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
12. 12.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔮 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
14. 14.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to stop the spinning (c) to make it fall slower (d) to make it magnetic
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
18. 18.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
22. 22.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
24. 24.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
30. 30.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) a glass marble
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
33. 33.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
35. 35.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a glass marble

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