Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 84 · 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.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
4. 4.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
5. 5.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the kind of paper (d) the person dropping
6. 6.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) gravity (c) magnetism (d) air pressure
7. 7.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
8. 8.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it stays still in air (c) it turns into a ball (d) it spins round
10. 10.🔮 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
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
12. 12.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⚖️ 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
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 person dropping
15. 15.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) from your raised hand (c) a high window ledge (d) a roof edge
16. 16.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) a strip of paper
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the drop height (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
26. 26.🧺 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
27. 27.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
29. 29.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) the floor pushes it (c) a magnet holds it (d) air pushes on its blades
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a paper clip
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) turmeric powder
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a battery cell
35. 35.🔮 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 flat sheet (d) the crumpled ball
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) True (b) False

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