Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 874 · 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 feather (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a strip of paper (d) a balloon
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a magnet
5. 5.🔮 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
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper clip (c) a ruler (d) a balloon
7. 7.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a glass marble (d) a feather
8. 8.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) turmeric powder (d) a pencil
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a ruler (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a balloon (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) a paper helicopter
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
16. 16.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a battery cell (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
18. 18.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⚖️ 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 length of the blades (c) the person dropping (d) the paper clip
20. 20.True or false: a ruler is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a coin (d) a feather
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a glass marble (c) a feather (d) a toy parachute
24. 24.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔮 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
26. 26.True or false: a paper helicopter falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) faster (b) it floats up (c) it stops in the air (d) slower
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a feather (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
29. 29.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) yeast (c) safety scissors (d) a pencil
33. 33.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a glass marble
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a stone
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) gardening shears (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) safety scissors
39. 39.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) turmeric powder (c) a pencil (d) a strip of paper

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