Balloon Rockets Experiment

Balloons Blasting Off!

Subject: Science Level: 3rd Grade

Standard 2 Objective 2

2.3.1 Describe different forms of investigations- observing, collecting, doing experiments. Group Size: 4 students per group

Analyze Learners Class Demographics: 1. 2. 3. 4.

18 students 10 males/8 females Ages 8-9 yrs old Mental, Social, Physical, Social Notes: • 2 students being monitored for possible ADHD, process ongoing • 1 student’s parent deployed to Iraq 5. Reading levels: 6 students at grade level reading, strengthening their reading comprehension capabilities, as well as their ability to relate lesson to his/her personal life. 10 students with basic reading skills and 2 with below basic skills. 6. Learning Styles (Estimate % of Students) • Visual 35 % • Auditory (Aural) 25 % • Kinesthetic (Hands On) 40 %

State Objectives: •

Students will work cooperatively in groups of 4 throughout experiment exercises.

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Students will demonstrate the relationship between force applied to an object and the resulting motion by conducting a balloon rocket experiment with at least three varying factors.

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Students will illustrate their findings by creating a digital graph after all experiments have been completed and report their observations to the class?

Select Media, Materials, and Methods • Book: Tell Me How Fast It Goes (Whiz Kids) by Shirley Willis (Franklin Watts) • Balloon Rocket Observation Log • Computers • Computer lab technician Experiments 1, 2 & 3 • Balloons in a variety of sizes • Straw • String • Paper cup • A variety of small objects of varying weight • Tape • Stopwatch or some other type of timing device

Utilize Media, Materials, and Methods • The book: “Tell Me How Fast It Goes” (Whiz Kids) by Shirley Willis (Franklin Watts) will be read to the students as an introduction to the concept of force and motion.

Team Name: Recorder:

Distance Tracker:

Time Keeper:

Rocket Launcher:

Balloon Rocket Observation Log Object used to add weight

Time it took to climb string

Experiment #1 None used Experiment #2 paper cup Experiment #3a Paper cup + Experiment #3b Paper cup + Experiment #3c Paper cup +

Experiment #1: How fast did the balloon climb the string? Experiment #2: How fast did the balloon climb the string with the cup attached? Experiment 3: How much weight do you predict must be added to the balloon for it not to fly?