Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 690 · 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 of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
2. 2.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears
3. 3.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it flies upward (c) it stays still in air (d) it turns into a ball
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) a magnet
5. 5.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) the flat sheet (c) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the length of the blades (d) the paper clip
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the drop height (c) the paper clip (d) the kind of paper
10. 10.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
11. 11.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
13. 13.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) it has no weight (d) the floor pushes it
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
16. 16.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
17. 17.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the person dropping (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) a stone
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) yeast (d) a strip of paper
28. 28.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) air pressure (c) magnetism (d) the wind
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a coin (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a coin
37. 37.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly

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