Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 975 · 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.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
3. 3.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
4. 4.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) faster (d) it floats up
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the length of the blades (d) the drop height
10. 10.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors
12. 12.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) yeast (d) a ruler
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a pencil (c) a magnet (d) yeast
16. 16.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it spins the other way (c) it turns blue (d) it falls upward
17. 17.⚖️ 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) time to reach the floor (c) the person dropping
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
19. 19.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) time to reach the floor
20. 20.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) gardening shears
21. 21.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
24. 24.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it turns into a ball (c) it stays still in air (d) it flies upward
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
26. 26.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
30. 30.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) from your raised hand (d) a roof edge
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) the paper clip (c) the person dropping (d) time to reach the floor
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) a coin
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) air pushes on its blades (c) the floor pushes it (d) a magnet holds it
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon

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