Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 758 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
2. 2.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
6. 6.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) gardening shears
7. 7.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) slower (c) faster (d) it floats up
10. 10.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the person dropping
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
15. 15.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
18. 18.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) a feather
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the kind of paper (d) time to reach the floor
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
24. 24.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) a sheet of glass (c) the flat sheet (d) the crumpled ball
25. 25.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
30. 30.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) the wind (c) magnetism (d) air pressure
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.🚁 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
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) False (b) True

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