Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 788 · 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: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
5. 5.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) faster (c) it floats up (d) it stops in the air
6. 6.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
9. 9.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
10. 10.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the flat sheet (c) the crumpled ball (d) a sheet of glass
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a paper clip
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
13. 13.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
16. 16.🧺 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) a magnet
17. 17.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it spins the other way (c) it turns blue (d) it does not fall
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
22. 22.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (d) the person dropping
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
24. 24.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
27. 27.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
29. 29.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it stays still in air (c) it turns into a ball (d) it flies upward
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) an open sheet of paper
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a toy parachute
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a steel spoon
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a pencil
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
35. 35.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to make it magnetic (c) to make it fall slower (d) to weigh down the bottom
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
39. 39.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon

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