Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 805 · 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 scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) the kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a mirror
7. 7.🔮 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
8. 8.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the drop height (d) the person dropping
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) a pencil
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
12. 12.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) faster
13. 13.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it spins the other way (c) it does not fall (d) it turns blue
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
18. 18.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it flies upward (c) it spins round (d) it stays still in air
19. 19.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it magnetic (c) to make it fall slower (d) to stop the spinning
20. 20.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
34. 34.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a crumpled paper ball
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a paper clip
37. 37.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a coin

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