Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 952 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a feather (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
4. 4.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
7. 7.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.🚁 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
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
11. 11.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it does not fall (c) it turns blue (d) it falls upward
12. 12.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) from your raised hand (d) a wobbly chair
13. 13.⚖️ 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
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.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) it floats up (c) slower (d) faster
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
17. 17.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
19. 19.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to weigh down the bottom (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it magnetic
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) yeast (d) a strip of paper
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
24. 24.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔮 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) a sheet of glass (d) neither of them
26. 26.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a steel spoon
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) the drop height
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a balloon (d) safety scissors
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) a paper clip
34. 34.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) gravity (c) the wind (d) magnetism
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
40. 40.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute

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