Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 945 · 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.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
3. 3.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
7. 7.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
8. 8.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
10. 10.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a battery cell (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a mirror
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
16. 16.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
20. 20.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
21. 21.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it turns into a ball (c) it flies upward (d) it spins round
22. 22.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
23. 23.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
24. 24.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to make it magnetic (d) to make it fall slower
25. 25.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) it has no weight (c) air pushes on its blades (d) the floor pushes it
26. 26.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a steel spoon (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
28. 28.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it falls upward (c) it does not fall (d) it turns blue
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
34. 34.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors

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