Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 74 · 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 steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
3. 3.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
5. 5.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
10. 10.🚁 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
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
13. 13.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
15. 15.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) from your raised hand (c) a roof edge (d) a high window ledge
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
20. 20.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
24. 24.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) yeast (d) safety scissors
26. 26.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⚖️ 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
28. 28.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it flies upward (c) it stays still in air (d) it spins round
29. 29.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
32. 32.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) yeast (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
34. 34.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble

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