The Floating Ball

What You Need

  • Balloons
  • Yarn (cut to 6 feet)
  • Drinking Straw
  • Scissors
  • Tape
  • 2 Chairs

What To Do

  1. Tie one end of the yarn to the back of a chair
  2. Thread a drinking straw onto the other end of the yarn, and then tie the yarn to the second chair
  3. Attach two pieces of tape (about 2 inches in length each) to the center of the straw
  4. Inflate the balloon (leaving the end untied) while holding onto the opening so the air wouldn’t escape and carefully attached it to the straw using the tape.
  5. Finally, pull the balloon to one end of the yarn (touching a chair), and let go of it. Your “rocket” will take off!

The Floating Ball

What You Need

  • Balloons
  • Yarn (cut to 6 feet)
  • Drinking Straw
  • Scissors
  • Tape
  • 2 Chairs

What To Do

  1. Tie one end of the yarn to the back of a chair
  2. Thread a drinking straw onto the other end of the yarn, and then tie the yarn to the second chair
  3. Attach two pieces of tape (about 2 inches in length each) to the center of the straw
  4. Inflate the balloon (leaving the end untied) while holding onto the opening so the air wouldn’t escape and carefully attached it to the straw using the tape.
  5. Finally, pull the balloon to one end of the yarn (touching a chair), and let go of it. Your “rocket” will take off!

What To Do(cont.)

The Connection

The Afterschool Alliance of NW Ohio, a division of Partners in Education, is the NW Regional Hub of the Ohio Afterschool Network and the leader in supporting afterschool, extended day and summer learning program quality standards. This activity, focusing on Newton’s Laws of Motion and inquiry based learning, helps to enhance the studentscuriosity and desire to explore outside the classroom.

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What To Do (cont.)

The Connection

The Afterschool Alliance of NW Ohio, a division of Partners in Education, is the NW Regional Hub of the Ohio Afterschool Network and the leader in supporting afterschool, extended day and summer learning program quality standards. This activity, focusing on Newton’s Laws of Motion and inquiry based learning, helps to enhance the students curiosity and desire to explore outside the classroom.

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