Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 829 · 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.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the drop height (c) the paper clip (d) the person dropping
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
4. 4.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a steel spoon
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a balloon (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
7. 7.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
9. 9.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors
11. 11.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) a sheet of glass (c) the crumpled ball (d) the flat sheet
14. 14.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
17. 17.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it stays still in air (c) it flies upward (d) it spins round
18. 18.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a battery cell (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
23. 23.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to make it fall slower (c) to stop the spinning (d) to weigh down the bottom
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.🔮 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
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a paper clip
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
29. 29.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
31. 31.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a wobbly chair (d) a high window ledge
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a stone
39. 39.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper

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