Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 943 · 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) a mirror (d) a strip of paper
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
5. 5.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
8. 8.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
12. 12.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
14. 14.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a magnet (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
19. 19.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) faster (c) it floats up (d) it stops in the air
20. 20.🚁 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 stop the spinning (d) to weigh down the bottom
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
22. 22.⚖️ 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
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it stays still in air (c) it turns into a ball (d) it spins round
25. 25.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) neither of them (c) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
26. 26.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) safety scissors (c) a paper clip (d) a battery cell
29. 29.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
31. 31.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
32. 32.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the length of the blades
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a crumpled paper ball
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
39. 39.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed

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