Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 835 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
4. 4.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
6. 6.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔮 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
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) yeast (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
10. 10.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a mirror
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
14. 14.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it turns into a ball (c) it flies upward (d) it spins round
15. 15.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a wobbly chair (c) a high window ledge (d) a roof edge
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a glass marble
17. 17.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
18. 18.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) yeast (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
21. 21.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the kind of paper (c) the drop height (d) the length of the blades
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) gravity (c) magnetism (d) the wind
30. 30.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
31. 31.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
33. 33.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.🚁 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 stop the spinning (d) to make it fall slower
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
37. 37.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
40. 40.🔮 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

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