Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 680 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) yeast (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) a paper clip
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a fluff of cotton
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
5. 5.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
7. 7.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.🚁 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 make it magnetic (d) to weigh down the bottom
9. 9.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a roof edge (c) a high window ledge (d) a wobbly chair
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
13. 13.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.True or false: safety scissors is not 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 ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a battery cell
17. 17.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the flat sheet (c) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
19. 19.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) yeast
22. 22.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
23. 23.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it flies upward (c) it spins round (d) it stays still in air
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a paper clip (d) a battery cell
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a ruler (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the person dropping
28. 28.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the drop height (d) the paper clip
30. 30.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
33. 33.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
36. 36.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) a magnet holds it (d) it has no weight
37. 37.⚖️ 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 drop height
38. 38.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True

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