Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 869 · 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 fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) turmeric powder (d) a ruler
3. 3.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) a paper helicopter (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades (d) the person dropping
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
8. 8.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) gardening shears (d) safety scissors
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) yeast (d) a strip of paper
10. 10.🚁 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
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper
17. 17.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
19. 19.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
21. 21.🔮 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
22. 22.🔮 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
23. 23.🔮 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 crumpled ball (d) the flat sheet
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) a ruler (d) a magnet
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⚖️ 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
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a balloon (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) a pencil
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
31. 31.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
33. 33.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
36. 36.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (d) the person dropping
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a paper helicopter (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon

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