Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 350 · 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 balloon (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a toy parachute
3. 3.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor (d) the paper clip
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) a paper clip
7. 7.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) yeast (d) a pencil
10. 10.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it does not fall (b) it falls upward (c) it turns blue (d) it spins the other way
12. 12.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a wobbly chair (c) a roof edge (d) a high window ledge
13. 13.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) the flat sheet (c) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔮 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
17. 17.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it spins round (b) it flies upward (c) it stays still in air (d) it turns into a ball
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
20. 20.⚖️ 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
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a battery cell (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
22. 22.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
27. 27.⚖️ 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a glass marble (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a ruler (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
31. 31.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a coin
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a feather
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a paper clip (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
35. 35.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) a coin
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
39. 39.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly

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