Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 647 · 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.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) the crumpled ball (c) a sheet of glass (d) neither of them
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) faster (c) it floats up (d) slower
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
4. 4.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades (d) the drop height
5. 5.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) from your raised hand (c) a roof edge (d) a high window ledge
6. 6.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to stop the spinning (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it magnetic
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
12. 12.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
17. 17.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
19. 19.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) turmeric powder (d) a ruler
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) turmeric powder (d) a paper clip
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
24. 24.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) gardening shears
25. 25.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a fluff of cotton
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
29. 29.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🚁 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
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a magnet
32. 32.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) a magnet holds it (c) the floor pushes it (d) air pushes on its blades
33. 33.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
35. 35.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
37. 37.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
39. 39.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper

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