Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 842 · 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 of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades
6. 6.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) the floor pushes it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) a magnet holds it (d) it has no weight
7. 7.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it flies upward (c) it spins round (d) it turns into a ball
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a fluff of cotton
9. 9.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
10. 10.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
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 balloon (d) a paper clip
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it does not fall (c) it falls upward (d) it turns blue
15. 15.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a stone
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a ruler (c) a balloon (d) yeast
19. 19.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) neither of them (c) a sheet of glass (d) the flat sheet
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a pencil (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
24. 24.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
27. 27.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a strip of paper (c) yeast (d) a mirror
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
32. 32.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) the paper clip (c) the length of the blades (d) the person dropping
36. 36.🧺 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
37. 37.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
38. 38.⚖️ 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 drop height
39. 39.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball

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