Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 802 · 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 is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a mirror
2. 2.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it turns into a ball (c) it spins round (d) it flies upward
5. 5.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a high window ledge (d) a wobbly chair
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the blades (b) the drop height (c) time to reach the floor (d) the person dropping
7. 7.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) air pushes on its blades (b) it has no weight (c) the floor pushes it (d) a magnet holds it
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a balloon (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
12. 12.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) magnetism (c) air pressure (d) the wind
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a battery cell (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
17. 17.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) yeast (d) a strip of paper
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
22. 22.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it fall slower (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it magnetic
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
24. 24.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
27. 27.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it does not fall (d) it spins the other way
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a coin
33. 33.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the drop height (b) the kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
37. 37.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) it floats up (c) slower (d) faster
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a ruler (d) a mirror
39. 39.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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