Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 867 · 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 stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it spins round (c) it stays still in air (d) it turns into a ball
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
4. 4.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
5. 5.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a steel spoon
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the blades (b) the person dropping (c) the kind of paper (d) time to reach the floor
11. 11.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a high window ledge (c) a roof edge (d) a wobbly chair
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a glass marble
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
17. 17.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
18. 18.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to make it magnetic (c) to stop the spinning (d) to weigh down the bottom
19. 19.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the drop height (d) the kind of paper
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
23. 23.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) an open sheet of paper
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
32. 32.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it turns blue (c) it spins the other way (d) it does not fall
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a mirror (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a battery cell
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
37. 37.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) neither of them (c) the flat sheet (d) the crumpled ball
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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