Making balloon propelled cars

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Description

Making balloon propelled cars from a defined set of resources

KEY CONCEPTS- Newton’s laws of motion, kinetic energy, potential energy


Resources

Corrugated card cut to various sizes, Drinking straws, wooden skewers, bottle tops (4 per cubs and each pair needs to be the same), balloons, sticky tape/masking tape, scissors

Instructions

See the last few minutes of the following you tube link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A963BG3k_h4
or https://www.sciencebuddies.org/stem-activities/balloon-car


Please familiarise yourself with the last few minutes of the video which shows the car made using corrugated card. Demonstration models will be made to show the group.


Tags

  • balloon car
  • model car
  • science
  • scientist

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  • Creative - Activity
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  • Scientist - Real World