Goals for Balloon Car Activity

Goal: Make a car that goes 4 feet.

 (Make sure forces are not pushing your car backwards!)

 New Words:

• Axle – Connects 2 wheels
• Force – pushes and pulls that move and stop things.

Materials:

• Uninflated Balloon
• Plastic Straw
• Toothpicks
• Plastic Toy Wheels

Estimated Time: 20 minutes

Challenge for Balloon Car Station:

Make your successful car as cheap as possible!

Cost of parts:

• What is the cost of your first design?
• What is the cost of your final design?
• List the price of the parts that are no longer on your car.

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