For my students' science class they had to design and build a balloon-powered vehicle. I decided to make one myself and this is how it turned out. In the trial run it went about 6 meters. That was better than some of the student vehicles, but at least one went about 15 meters. The rules were that it had to be powered only by a nine-inch balloon, it had to be built from household items, and it had to have at least 3 wheels. If I were to make another one, I would try to make it as small and light as possible, but this one did okay.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Balloon Powered Vehicle
For my students' science class they had to design and build a balloon-powered vehicle. I decided to make one myself and this is how it turned out. In the trial run it went about 6 meters. That was better than some of the student vehicles, but at least one went about 15 meters. The rules were that it had to be powered only by a nine-inch balloon, it had to be built from household items, and it had to have at least 3 wheels. If I were to make another one, I would try to make it as small and light as possible, but this one did okay.