Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 885 · 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 slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
2. 2.🚁 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
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it does not fall (c) it spins the other way (d) it turns blue
4. 4.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) it stops in the air (c) slower (d) faster
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🚁 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 weigh down the bottom (d) to stop the spinning
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
13. 13.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) a sheet of glass (c) neither of them (d) the flat sheet
14. 14.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a roof edge (c) a wobbly chair (d) a high window ledge
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a magnet (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
17. 17.🧺 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 pencil
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a mirror (d) a pencil
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
20. 20.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the paper clip (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
24. 24.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) gravity (c) magnetism (d) air pressure
25. 25.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
29. 29.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
31. 31.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a balloon (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
34. 34.🧺 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
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it

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