Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 858 · 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) an open sheet of paper (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a fluff of cotton
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
3. 3.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of paper (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor
6. 6.🧺 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 ruler (d) a pencil
7. 7.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the crumpled ball (b) neither of them (c) the flat sheet (d) a sheet of glass
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of paper (b) the drop height (c) time to reach the floor (d) the paper clip
9. 9.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a paper helicopter (d) a crumpled paper ball
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
12. 12.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
16. 16.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a toy parachute (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
17. 17.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it does not fall (c) it falls upward (d) it turns blue
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) yeast (d) a ruler
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
21. 21.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a glass marble (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
24. 24.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) safety scissors (c) a balloon (d) yeast
26. 26.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
30. 30.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a mirror (d) a pencil
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of paper (b) the drop height (c) the length of the blades (d) the paper clip
33. 33.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) faster (c) slower (d) it stops in the air
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a coin (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
39. 39.True or false: a coin falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a ruler (c) a mirror (d) a pencil

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