Balloon Powered Car Racing
Learning Newton's Laws in Physical Science
by Holly Hinkhouse
April 13, 2009
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To study Newton's Laws of Motion, Miss Hinkhouse's Physical Science students worked in groups to design and build cars that were powered by inflated balloons.
Newton's First Law: An object at rest will remain at rest and an object in motion will remain in motion unless an unbalanced force acts on the object.
Newton's Second Law: The acceleration of an object is equal to the force exerted on the object divided by the mass of the object.
Newton's Third Law: Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
