Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 317 · 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 battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
2. 2.⚖️ 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
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) yeast (d) a pencil
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔮 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) the crumpled ball (d) a sheet of glass
9. 9.🧺 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
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
11. 11.🛟 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
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
17. 17.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper (d) the length of the blades
19. 19.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
21. 21.⚖️ 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 paper clip (c) the length of the blades
22. 22.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) the kind of paper (c) the drop height (d) time to reach the floor
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
26. 26.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) a pencil (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
28. 28.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a glass marble (c) a toy parachute (d) an open sheet of paper
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) an open sheet of paper
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) a fluff of cotton
33. 33.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a paper helicopter (c) a stone (d) a glass marble
35. 35.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) slower (c) it floats up (d) faster
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a steel spoon
37. 37.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it falls upward (c) it spins the other way (d) it does not fall
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly

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