Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 632 · 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 paper clip (b) a ruler (c) yeast (d) a pencil
2. 2.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) safety scissors
7. 7.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) a paper cutter
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) a stone
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
14. 14.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the crumpled ball (c) a sheet of glass (d) the flat sheet
17. 17.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a mirror (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
25. 25.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to make it fall slower (d) to stop the spinning
26. 26.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🚁 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
29. 29.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) faster (c) it floats up (d) it stops in the air
30. 30.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
32. 32.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the drop height (d) the length of the blades
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
34. 34.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
35. 35.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
39. 39.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) magnetism (c) floating (d) air resistance
40. 40.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it turns blue (c) it falls upward (d) it does not fall

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