Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 100 · 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 falls slowly through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a coin
2. 2.⚖️ 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
3. 3.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a fluff of cotton
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
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) True (b) False
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) yeast
12. 12.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
13. 13.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
14. 14.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the paper clip (d) time to reach the floor
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a coin (d) a steel spoon
16. 16.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
17. 17.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) dissolving
18. 18.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
19. 19.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the drop height (b) the person dropping (c) the length of the blades (d) the kind of paper
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a magnet (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a battery cell (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a glass marble
32. 32.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) a sheet of glass (c) neither of them (d) the crumpled ball
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a stone (d) a paper helicopter
35. 35.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the length of the blades (c) the kind of paper
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) yeast
38. 38.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a pencil (d) yeast
40. 40.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it falls upward (c) it spins the other way (d) it turns blue

Free science experiments lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/science-experiments-for-kids