Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 187 · 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 not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
3. 3.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
5. 5.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a balloon (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
7. 7.True or false: yeast is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
10. 10.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the flat sheet (c) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
11. 11.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it flies upward (b) it stays still in air (c) it turns into a ball (d) it spins round
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a magnet
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a stone (d) a crumpled paper ball
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a feather (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) turmeric powder
17. 17.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.🛟 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
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the person dropping (b) the kind of paper (c) the paper clip (d) the length of the blades
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a fluff of cotton
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a toy parachute
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a ruler (c) yeast (d) a paper clip
29. 29.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
30. 30.🔮 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) a feather
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a paper helicopter
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a balloon (c) a strip of paper (d) a pencil
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
36. 36.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a glass marble (d) a crumpled paper ball
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) a strip of paper

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