Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 613 · 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) a glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
2. 2.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a magnet (d) safety scissors
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
6. 6.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) a paper clip
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) a balloon (d) a paper clip
10. 10.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) neither of them (c) the flat sheet (d) the crumpled ball
11. 11.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
13. 13.⚖️ 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 person dropping
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the person dropping (b) time to reach the floor (c) the kind of paper (d) the drop height
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the length of the blades (b) the paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a coin (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
17. 17.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) a magnet holds it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) the floor pushes it
18. 18.True or false: a fluff of cotton falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a high window ledge (c) a wobbly chair (d) a roof edge
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) a strip of paper
21. 21.True or false: an open sheet of paper falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⚖️ 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
23. 23.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
25. 25.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
26. 26.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather 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 drop height”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
28. 28.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to stop the spinning (b) to make it fall slower (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it magnetic
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) a ruler
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
31. 31.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a feather
37. 37.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) slower (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
38. 38.True or false: a steel spoon falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a glass marble
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) safety scissors

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