Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 449 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a toy parachute (d) a paper helicopter
2. 2.🚁 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
3. 3.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) a sheet of glass (c) the crumpled ball (d) neither of them
4. 4.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a steel spoon (d) a toy parachute
5. 5.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a balloon is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔮 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
11. 11.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the drop height
13. 13.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) it stops in the air (d) slower
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) a ruler
15. 15.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) gravity (c) the wind (d) magnetism
16. 16.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) gardening shears
17. 17.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a coin (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
19. 19.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a balloon (d) a pencil
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
23. 23.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.🚁 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
26. 26.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) the floor pushes it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) a magnet holds it
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a battery cell (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
28. 28.🛟 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
29. 29.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
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? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) floating (c) air resistance (d) magnetism
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a magnet (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
39. 39.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly

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