Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 986 · 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 battery cell (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) yeast
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
3. 3.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it flies upward (c) it turns into a ball (d) it stays still in air
4. 4.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) faster (c) slower (d) it floats up
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
12. 12.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
14. 14.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) a magnet holds it (c) the floor pushes it (d) air pushes on its blades
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a battery cell
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
17. 17.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) a steel spoon
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a pencil (d) a balloon
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) turmeric powder (d) a ruler
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
21. 21.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
23. 23.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the drop height
25. 25.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) gravity (c) magnetism (d) the wind
26. 26.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (d) the paper clip
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a fluff of cotton
28. 28.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
32. 32.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) a paper cutter (d) gardening shears
33. 33.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it does not fall (c) it falls upward (d) it spins the other way
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a mirror (d) a ruler
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) turmeric powder (d) a pencil
40. 40.⚖️ 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) True (b) False

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