Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 814 · 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.🚁 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
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
3. 3.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) neither of them (c) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
4. 4.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) gravity (b) air pressure (c) magnetism (d) the wind
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
7. 7.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
12. 12.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.🚁 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
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) turmeric powder
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
22. 22.🚁 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
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
24. 24.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧺 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) turmeric powder
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
27. 27.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
31. 31.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
32. 32.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) time to reach the floor
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
34. 34.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
35. 35.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) a pencil
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a coin
39. 39.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the drop height (d) the length of the blades
40. 40.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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