Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 725 · 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 coin (b) a stone (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a glass marble
2. 2.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
3. 3.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) a paper cutter
8. 8.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
10. 10.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a strip of paper (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
12. 12.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a strip of paper (c) a mirror (d) a paper clip
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a fluff of cotton
17. 17.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
18. 18.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
20. 20.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
21. 21.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
25. 25.🔮 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
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) yeast (d) a strip of paper
29. 29.True or false: a steel spoon falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a feather (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.True or false: a toy parachute falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a steel spoon
36. 36.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a ruler (c) turmeric powder (d) a pencil
38. 38.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) a magnet holds it (b) it has no weight (c) air pushes on its blades (d) the floor pushes it
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball

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