Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 295 · 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.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) a coin
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) turmeric powder
5. 5.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) safety scissors
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a toy parachute
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a paper clip
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
10. 10.🔮 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
15. 15.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
18. 18.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
20. 20.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it stays still in air (b) it turns into a ball (c) it flies upward (d) it spins round
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
22. 22.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) faster (c) it floats up (d) slower
24. 24.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a stone (d) a steel spoon
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 drop height (b) the paper clip (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
27. 27.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
28. 28.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a steel spoon (d) a glass marble
30. 30.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⚖️ 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 drop height (c) time to reach the floor (d) the person dropping
33. 33.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it fall slower (b) to make it magnetic (c) to stop the spinning (d) to weigh down the bottom
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
37. 37.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) time to reach the floor
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball

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