BALLOON CAR
October 24, 2018 - We explored Newton's 3rd Law of Motion and built Balloon Cars for this STEM project. Each group came up with their own car design using 1 balloon, 1 note card, 2 straws, and 4 lifesavers as wheels. As the air escapes from the balloon, it pushes the car forward, thus fulfilling Newton's 3rd law which states, "For every action, there's an equal and opposite re-action." Unfortunately, the "re-actions" were not assured as faulty engineering designs and friction can limit the distance the car can travel. However, building cars and testing out Newton's law was a lot of fun.
After 3 rounds of competition, the team of Matthew and Gabriel won the distance contest at 9.5 feet with their balloon car. Congratulations! Photos taken by: Julian S. |