Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 587 · 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 mirror is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
5. 5.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) gardening shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a coin
7. 7.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a high window ledge (b) a roof edge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
9. 9.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
10. 10.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
12. 12.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
13. 13.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) air pushes on its blades (c) a magnet holds it (d) the floor pushes it
14. 14.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
17. 17.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) the person dropping (d) time to reach the floor
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a mirror (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the person dropping is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
28. 28.⚖️ 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 kind of paper
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
30. 30.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a paper helicopter (c) a steel spoon (d) a glass marble
32. 32.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a toy parachute (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a glass marble
34. 34.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a battery cell (c) a pencil (d) safety scissors
36. 36.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it falls upward (c) it turns blue (d) it does not fall
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
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 change it (c) we measure it

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