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In this activity, learners surprisingly pop balloons without touching them using orange peels. This Mr.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore polymer structure and their ability to reform around objects by attempting to stab a wooden skewer through a balloon without popping it.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners use simple materials to construct a balloon-powered pinwheel. The pinwheel is a great way to investigate Newton's Third Law of Motion.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will use a compact disc to build an air puck that can glide across a smooth tabletop. The puck glides with almost no friction on a cushion of air escaping from a balloon.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners assemble a hot-air balloon from tissue paper. The heated air (from a heat gun) inside the balloon is less dense than the surrounding air and causes the balloon to float.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this physics activity (page 6 of the PDF), learners will demonstrate air has weight by comparing an inflated balloon to a deflated one.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this challenge, learners make a helium balloon hover in one spot and then move it through an obstacle course using air currents.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this math lesson, learners explore the real world meaning of slope. Learners conduct a balloon experiment in which they measure the circumference and flight time of deflating balloons.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners will create a model rocket out of an inflated balloon attached to a straw on a taught string.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 11 5 to 10 minutes