Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 640 · 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 balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a fluff of cotton
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
5. 5.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) the wind (c) gravity (d) air pressure
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the drop height (d) the paper clip
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) a pencil
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a wobbly chair (d) a high window ledge
10. 10.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
15. 15.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) it has no weight (c) a magnet holds it (d) air pushes on its blades
16. 16.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the drop height (b) the length of the blades (c) the kind of paper (d) time to reach the floor
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a steel spoon
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
22. 22.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) slower (d) it stops in the air
23. 23.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) neither of them (c) a sheet of glass (d) the flat sheet
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a toy parachute
28. 28.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the drop height
29. 29.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🚁 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
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) a strip of paper
34. 34.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) a paper clip
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
37. 37.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True

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