Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 644 · 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 paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
3. 3.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) the drop height (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a paper clip
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
12. 12.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) dissolving
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
17. 17.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) faster (d) it floats up
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a ruler
19. 19.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
21. 21.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) a sheet of glass (c) the crumpled ball (d) the flat sheet
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) the length of the blades (c) the kind of paper (d) time to reach the floor
24. 24.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it spins round (c) it stays still in air (d) it turns into a ball
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a balloon (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
29. 29.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) yeast
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
32. 32.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
33. 33.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) a paper cutter
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
35. 35.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it spins the other way (c) it falls upward (d) it turns blue
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
39. 39.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⚖️ 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

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