Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 992 · 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 glass marble (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a paper helicopter (d) a fluff of cotton
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) safety scissors (d) a balloon
3. 3.True or false: a glass marble falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a paper helicopter (b) an open sheet of paper (c) a feather (d) a stone
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
6. 6.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) gardening shears (b) a paper cutter (c) safety scissors (d) sharp kitchen shears
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) a sheet of glass (b) neither of them (c) the flat sheet (d) the crumpled ball
10. 10.True or false: a feather falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a feather
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a stone (c) a toy parachute (d) a crumpled paper ball
14. 14.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a roof edge (c) a high window ledge (d) from your raised hand
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a steel spoon fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
16. 16.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a stone (c) a steel spoon (d) a paper helicopter
18. 18.True or false: a paper helicopter falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧺 Do we need safety scissors for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
21. 21.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
22. 22.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a steel spoon (c) a stone (d) a fluff of cotton
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) a strip of paper
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a steel spoon (b) a feather (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a stone
26. 26.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
27. 27.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to make it magnetic (b) to make it fall slower (c) to stop the spinning (d) to weigh down the bottom
28. 28.🔮 Predict: you add two more paper clips. How does it fall? (a) it stops in the air (b) slower (c) it floats up (d) faster
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) a ruler (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a pencil (c) a strip of paper (d) a paper clip
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
33. 33.True or false: a strip of paper is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a glass marble fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
35. 35.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “time to reach the floor”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a balloon (b) a pencil (c) safety scissors (d) a strip of paper
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a pencil (c) a ruler (d) safety scissors

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