Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 933 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
2. 2.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) air pushes on its blades (c) the floor pushes it (d) it has no weight
5. 5.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.🚁 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
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
11. 11.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
14. 14.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) slower (c) it floats up (d) faster
15. 15.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🛟 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
17. 17.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it flies upward (c) it stays still in air (d) it spins round
18. 18.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the drop height (c) time to reach the floor (d) the person dropping
21. 21.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
27. 27.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a paper clip (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
29. 29.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a paper helicopter
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the length of the blades
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
33. 33.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a paper clip (d) turmeric powder
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.True or false: safety scissors is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) a coin
40. 40.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True

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