Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 942 · 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 is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) a coin
5. 5.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) safety scissors (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
7. 7.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it falls upward (c) it spins the other way (d) it turns blue
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a stone
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a pencil (d) a battery cell
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a fluff of cotton
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a coin (d) a stone
15. 15.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
16. 16.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
18. 18.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the blades (b) the drop height (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) the length of the blades (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
23. 23.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
25. 25.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a glass marble (d) a coin
32. 32.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a battery cell (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
38. 38.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it turns into a ball (c) it stays still in air (d) it spins round
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
40. 40.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) the flat sheet (c) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass

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