Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 93 · 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 toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
3. 3.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
6. 6.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
15. 15.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the person dropping (d) the drop height
16. 16.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
18. 18.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
19. 19.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it stays still in air (c) it spins round (d) it flies upward
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
21. 21.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) gardening shears
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
23. 23.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
28. 28.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a mirror (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
34. 34.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) yeast (d) a strip of paper
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the person dropping (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
37. 37.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it fall slower
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
39. 39.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it

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