Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 694 · 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.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it spins round (c) it flies upward (d) it turns into a ball
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper
3. 3.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔮 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
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) the drop height (d) time to reach the floor
6. 6.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) slower (c) it floats up (d) faster
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
11. 11.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a crumpled paper ball
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) a strip of paper
17. 17.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
18. 18.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
20. 20.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a wobbly chair (d) a high window ledge
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
22. 22.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.🚁 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
24. 24.🔮 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
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
28. 28.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (d) the paper clip
29. 29.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) gardening shears
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
32. 32.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
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.🧺 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 pencil
37. 37.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) True (b) False

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