BALLOON CARS

September 4 - We explored Newton's 3rd Law of Motion and built Balloon Cars for this STEM project. Each student came up with their own car design using 1 balloon, a notecard, 3 straws, and 6 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... and you get to eat the unused wheels! 😁
After an exciting competition, Alvin won the distance contest and set the all-time class record with an amazing distance of 20 feet with his balloon car. Congratulations!