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Balloon Powered Car Racing
Learning Newton's Laws in Physical Science

by Holly Hinkhouse
April 13, 2009

 

Check out pictures of our Balloon Powered Cars by clicking here:  Balloon Powered Cars

 

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.

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