Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 643 · 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 scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
2. 2.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) the person dropping (d) time to reach the floor
4. 4.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
5. 5.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the crumpled ball (c) the flat sheet (d) neither of them
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
8. 8.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it falls upward (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a battery cell
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) magnetism (c) gravity (d) air pressure
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) the drop height (d) the length of the blades
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a paper helicopter
20. 20.🚁 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a coin
22. 22.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
24. 24.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a roof edge (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) a ruler
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) yeast (d) a pencil
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a paper clip (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
35. 35.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
37. 37.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it flies upward (c) it stays still in air (d) it spins round
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
40. 40.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True

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