Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 715 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
2. 2.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it turns blue (c) it falls upward (d) it does not fall
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
6. 6.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
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 length of the blades (c) the drop height (d) the person dropping
9. 9.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
13. 13.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it spins round (c) it flies upward (d) it stays still in air
15. 15.🛟 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
17. 17.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) gravity (d) the wind
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
19. 19.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
23. 23.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) a paper clip
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
28. 28.⚖️ 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) the kind of paper (d) time to reach the floor
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) yeast
31. 31.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⚖️ 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 person dropping
33. 33.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) a ruler (d) turmeric powder

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