Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 385 · 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 scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
2. 2.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the length of the blades
3. 3.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it spins round (c) it stays still in air (d) it flies upward
4. 4.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) turmeric powder (d) safety scissors
6. 6.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⚖️ 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) the person dropping (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
10. 10.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a steel spoon (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a coin
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
15. 15.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) magnetism (d) air resistance
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
17. 17.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it stops in the air (c) it floats up (d) faster
18. 18.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
19. 19.🔮 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
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) turmeric powder
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a glass marble (c) a toy parachute (d) a fluff of cotton
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
24. 24.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
25. 25.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) from your raised hand (c) a high window ledge (d) a wobbly chair
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute 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 paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
28. 28.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) a coin
31. 31.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the drop height (c) time to reach the floor (d) the person dropping
34. 34.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a toy parachute
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a feather (d) a stone
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) neither of them (c) the crumpled ball (d) a sheet of glass
40. 40.⚖️ 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

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