Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 637 · 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 is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) turmeric powder
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
4. 4.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) a feather
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
7. 7.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔮 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
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
10. 10.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a mirror (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
12. 12.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) yeast
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) the person dropping (c) time to reach the floor (d) the paper clip
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
17. 17.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) faster
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a battery cell (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
19. 19.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) a magnet holds it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) it has no weight
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
21. 21.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a glass marble (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) safety scissors (d) a battery cell
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
27. 27.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) a coin
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a toy parachute (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
30. 30.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it spins round (c) it flies upward (d) it turns into a ball
32. 32.⚖️ 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 person dropping
33. 33.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
38. 38.🧺 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 balloon
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a mirror

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