Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 657 · 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) safety scissors (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) yeast (d) a ruler
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) it stops in the air (d) slower
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) a pencil
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
13. 13.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
14. 14.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) from your raised hand (c) a wobbly chair (d) a roof edge
15. 15.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
18. 18.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) the wind (d) gravity
22. 22.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
25. 25.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⚖️ 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
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a steel spoon
28. 28.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) a magnet holds it (c) the floor pushes it (d) it has no weight
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
34. 34.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a coin (d) a fluff of cotton
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it turns into a ball (c) it stays still in air (d) it flies upward
38. 38.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon

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