Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 927 · 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.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
2. 2.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a coin falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a mirror is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a wobbly chair (c) from your raised hand (d) a high window ledge
7. 7.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
8. 8.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.🚁 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
10. 10.🔮 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
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
12. 12.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to stop the spinning (c) to weigh down the bottom (d) to make it fall slower
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a paper helicopter (c) a feather (d) a coin
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a steel spoon (c) a coin (d) a crumpled paper ball
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a paper clip 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 battery cell (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a paper clip
18. 18.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) magnetism (b) floating (c) dissolving (d) air resistance
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
20. 20.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) a stone (d) an open sheet of paper
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) a balloon
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a ruler (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
23. 23.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) safety scissors (d) a battery cell
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a battery cell (d) a paper clip
26. 26.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it floats up (b) slower (c) it stops in the air (d) faster
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the drop height (c) the length of the blades (d) the kind of paper
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a crumpled paper ball (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a fluff of cotton
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
31. 31.True or false: a pencil is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a steel spoon (d) a stone
33. 33.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.True or false: a magnet is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
36. 36.⚖️ 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 person dropping (c) the length of the blades (d) the drop height
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a glass marble (d) a toy parachute
39. 39.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does an open sheet of paper fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast

Free science experiments lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/science-experiments-for-kids