Welcome to First Grade!

Welcome to First Grade!

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Balloon Rockets!

Make your own!  Here's what you need:


a balloon
a gallon ziplock bag
a straw
string
tape


Step 1:  Tie one end of the string to a chair.
Step 2: Slide straw onto the string.
Step 3: Tie the other side of the string to another chair.
Step 4: Tape ziplock to the straw.
Step 5: Insert balloon into the bag.
Step 6: Blow up balloon.
Step 7: Let go and watch it fly!


We just finished our Air unit with this very fun experiment - try it at home!