Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 879 · 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.⚖️ 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
3. 3.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
5. 5.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) a paper cutter (d) sharp kitchen shears
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
7. 7.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) gravity (c) the wind (d) air pressure
8. 8.🔮 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
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
10. 10.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it does not fall (c) it turns blue (d) it spins the other way
11. 11.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the flat sheet (c) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
12. 12.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
13. 13.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it turns into a ball (c) it stays still in air (d) it flies upward
14. 14.🧺 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) safety scissors
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) turmeric powder (d) a paper clip
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
19. 19.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
24. 24.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
29. 29.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
34. 34.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
38. 38.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) yeast (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler

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