Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 899 · 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 stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a steel spoon (d) a glass marble
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a battery cell (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
4. 4.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧺 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) turmeric powder
9. 9.🚁 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
10. 10.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
12. 12.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell
15. 15.⚖️ 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 paper clip
16. 16.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) yeast (d) safety scissors
18. 18.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
20. 20.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
21. 21.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a high window ledge (c) a wobbly chair (d) a roof edge
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a balloon (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a magnet
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors
27. 27.⚖️ 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
28. 28.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
29. 29.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the paper clip (d) the drop height
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) safety scissors
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) a strip of paper
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a toy parachute (c) a coin (d) a stone
40. 40.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) it floats up (c) slower (d) faster

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