Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 706 · 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.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to make it fall slower (c) to make it magnetic (d) to weigh down the bottom
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
5. 5.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) the drop height (c) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
10. 10.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
11. 11.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) it floats up (c) faster (d) slower
12. 12.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
14. 14.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
16. 16.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it falls upward (c) it spins the other way (d) it turns blue
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a coin
19. 19.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
22. 22.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) a coin
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
29. 29.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) neither of them (c) the flat sheet (d) the crumpled ball
30. 30.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
32. 32.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a steel spoon
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a coin
36. 36.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it turns into a ball (c) it stays still in air (d) it spins round
37. 37.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) the floor pushes it (c) a magnet holds it (d) it has no weight
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True

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