Balloon Rockets

By: Ms. Brooks and Ms. Janney

 Gentle Reminders
➢ Everybody tracking the speaker.
➢ Raise your hand when you are ready
to share.
➢ Be respectful of your classmates
thinking and ideas.

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Last Lesson -
Pushing on Air
 Driving Question

How can I use compressed air

to propel a balloon rocket?

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 Science Materials
Zip Bag Tape

Balloon Pump Balloons

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 Science Materials
Chairs Fishing Line

Jumbo Straws

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 Get out your
science journals

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 Brainstorming
➢ How can we make the balloon bigger?
➢ What happens to a balloon when you blow
it up and let it go before you tie it?
➢ Why does that happen?
➢ What is a rocket?

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 Investigation Guidelines
➢ Everyone here is a scientist.
➢ Only handle the science equipment when
given permission by an adult.
➢ Be kind.

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Investigation
time!
 Discussion
➢ How does air make the balloon rocket move
down the line?
➢ How did we get the balloon rocket to travel the
farthest?
➢ Tell Partner: Do you think the zip bag will work
the same way as the balloon? Why or why not?
➢ Partner Talk: Why didn’t the zip bag balloon
rocket work?
➢ Think, pair, share: How are zip bags and balloons
alike? How are they different?11
 Discussion
➢ Partner Talk: How far do you think the balloon
would travel if we just let it go without the zip
bag?
➢ Which corner of the classroom do you think the
balloon will land on? Go to that corner.

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FOSS Science Stories
“What is All Around Us?”
(pg 3-6)
Conclusion
What happens when air is
compressed into a balloon?

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Journal time
One more
time…

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Let’s roll a cube!
Explain Rocket Balloons - Setup
1.

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Explain Rocket Balloons - Setup
1. Slide the large zip bag to one end of the
flight line, making sure that the opening is
close to the chair.
2. Pump up your balloon in the zip bag.
3. Place the balloon in the zip bag.
4. Continue pumping the balloon up inside
the bag until it can’t get any bigger.
5. Release the balloon and watch what
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