Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 957 · 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 battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⚖️ 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 kind of paper (c) the paper clip (d) the length of the blades
3. 3.True or false: safety scissors is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper clip (b) the person dropping (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a coin (c) a paper helicopter (d) a toy parachute
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a steel spoon
7. 7.🛟 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
8. 8.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
9. 9.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) neither of them (b) the crumpled ball (c) a sheet of glass (d) the flat sheet
10. 10.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a coin (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a crumpled paper ball
11. 11.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
12. 12.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.True or false: a stone falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a paper clip (d) a battery cell
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) a feather (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the kind of paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the length of the blades is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a feather (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a paper helicopter (d) a stone
23. 23.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a stone (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a steel spoon
24. 24.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a crumpled paper ball (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
25. 25.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) the wind (c) magnetism (d) gravity
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) a balloon (c) a ruler (d) a strip of paper
27. 27.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it falls upward (b) it does not fall (c) it spins the other way (d) it turns blue
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) a paper clip
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a toy parachute
31. 31.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) safety scissors (c) yeast (d) a paper clip
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a glass marble (c) a toy parachute (d) a feather
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) a pencil (d) a magnet
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an open sheet of paper (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a coin
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) safety scissors (b) a mirror (c) a paper clip (d) a strip of paper
39. 39.True or false: yeast is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) a paper cutter (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) sharp kitchen shears

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