Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 755 · 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 falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a glass marble (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a glass marble
3. 3.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a roof edge (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
5. 5.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it turns into a ball (c) it flies upward (d) it stays still in air
6. 6.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it fall slower
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) a pencil
8. 8.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it spins the other way (c) it falls upward (d) it turns blue
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) a feather
11. 11.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) the flat sheet
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) the length of the blades (c) the kind of paper (d) the drop height
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a battery cell (d) a ruler
20. 20.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a pencil (d) yeast
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a glass marble
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) yeast
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
26. 26.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
32. 32.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
34. 34.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
35. 35.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) it has no weight (d) a magnet holds it
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
37. 37.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a toy parachute (d) a steel spoon
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) an open sheet of paper
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) yeast

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