Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 659 · 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) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
2. 2.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) faster (d) slower
4. 4.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
7. 7.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to make it magnetic (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it fall slower
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a mirror (d) a ruler
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
12. 12.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
14. 14.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) the paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
20. 20.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
21. 21.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) a sheet of glass (c) the crumpled ball (d) neither of them
22. 22.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
24. 24.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a stone
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
27. 27.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it stays still in air (c) it flies upward (d) it spins round
28. 28.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
29. 29.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the drop height (d) the length of the blades
30. 30.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it spins the other way (c) it does not fall (d) it falls upward

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