Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 751 · 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 feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a fluff of cotton (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) yeast
4. 4.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) dissolving (b) magnetism (c) floating (d) air resistance
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the paper clip (c) the length of the blades (d) the person dropping
6. 6.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) sharp kitchen shears (c) safety scissors (d) a paper cutter
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) magnetism (b) air pressure (c) the wind (d) gravity
10. 10.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
11. 11.🔮 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
12. 12.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
13. 13.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a toy parachute (c) a fluff of cotton (d) a coin
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a balloon (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) a pencil
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
21. 21.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the flat sheet (c) the crumpled ball (d) a sheet of glass
22. 22.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the length of the blades”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) safety scissors (c) a strip of paper (d) a ruler
26. 26.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the kind of paper (d) time to reach the floor
27. 27.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a strip of paper (d) turmeric powder
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a strip of paper (c) a paper clip (d) a pencil
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a glass marble (d) a fluff of cotton
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
33. 33.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a toy parachute
35. 35.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a toy parachute (c) a feather (d) a glass marble
37. 37.True or false: a glass marble falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a strip of paper (d) a battery cell
39. 39.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) a toy parachute (d) a coin
40. 40.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the length of the blades

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