Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 688 · 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 battery cell (c) a strip of paper (d) a magnet
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🚁 What does the paper helicopter do as it falls? (a) it turns into a ball (b) it stays still in air (c) it spins round (d) it flies upward
6. 6.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a coin (d) a fluff of cotton
9. 9.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) a glass marble
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a feather
12. 12.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears
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.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
15. 15.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) faster (d) it stops in the air
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a paper helicopter
18. 18.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the length of the blades (b) the paper clip (c) time to reach the floor (d) the kind of paper
21. 21.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a glass marble (d) an open sheet of paper
22. 22.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the person dropping (d) the length of the blades
23. 23.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) air resistance (b) magnetism (c) dissolving (d) floating
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a ruler
26. 26.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it turns blue (b) it spins the other way (c) it does not fall (d) it falls upward
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a mirror
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
31. 31.🔮 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) a sheet of glass (d) the crumpled ball
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) turmeric powder (c) yeast (d) a mirror
33. 33.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) from your raised hand (b) a roof edge (c) a wobbly chair (d) a high window ledge
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
35. 35.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) gravity (c) magnetism (d) the wind
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
37. 37.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) an open sheet of paper
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False

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