Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 799 · 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: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it flies upward (c) it turns into a ball (d) it spins round
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper (d) the drop height
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🛟 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
12. 12.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it floats up (c) slower (d) it stops in the air
13. 13.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it falls upward (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⚖️ 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) the paper clip (c) time to reach the floor
19. 19.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
22. 22.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
24. 24.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
29. 29.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) neither of them (c) a sheet of glass (d) the flat sheet
30. 30.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a paper helicopter (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
37. 37.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) the paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a paper helicopter
40. 40.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True

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