Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 119 · 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: an open sheet of paper falls slowly through the air. (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 paper clip (c) the length of the blades (d) the kind of paper
3. 3.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a ruler (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) yeast
6. 6.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
7. 7.True or false: a stone falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) safety scissors (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) a ruler
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a toy parachute (b) a coin (c) a feather (d) a paper helicopter
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) yeast (c) a ruler (d) a paper clip
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) the crumpled ball (c) neither of them (d) a sheet of glass
13. 13.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a pencil for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) a magnet (c) a pencil (d) a paper clip
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to reach the floor (b) the paper clip (c) the length of the blades
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a mirror (c) a pencil (d) a ruler
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) sharp kitchen shears (b) safety scissors (c) gardening shears (d) a paper cutter
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a toy parachute fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the paper clip”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
24. 24.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a wobbly chair (b) a high window ledge (c) a roof edge (d) from your raised hand
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a ruler for the paper helicopter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.🔮 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
27. 27.True or false: a pencil is not needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a glass marble (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a feather
29. 29.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a crumpled paper ball fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a fluff of cotton fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a ruler
34. 34.🔮 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
35. 35.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a stone (c) a paper helicopter (d) an open sheet of paper
36. 36.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a toy parachute (b) a fluff of cotton (c) a crumpled paper ball (d) a paper helicopter
37. 37.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) air resistance (c) dissolving (d) magnetism
38. 38.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
39. 39.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) air pressure (b) the wind (c) magnetism (d) gravity
40. 40.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls fast (b) falls slowly

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