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In this simple activity, learners see the production of a gas, which visibly fills up a balloon placed over the neck of a bottle.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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Learners discover the bubble power of living cells in this multi-hour experiment with baker's yeast. Learners make a living yeast/water solution in a bottle, and add table sugar to feed the yeast.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 4 to 24 hours
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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 will investigate static electricity as they create waterless snow globes.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 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 will explore globes of frozen water to learn how to ask and then answer 'investigable' questions. The activity web page includes a short video demonstration.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners work in NASA teams to build balloon-powered rockets using identical parts and compete to launch the greatest number of paper clips to "space" (the ceiling).

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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Learners construct a rocket from a balloon propelled along a guide string.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this Engineering Design Challenge activity, learners will use balloons to investigate how a multi-stage rocket, like that used in the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission, can propel a sat

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - adult 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 work in pairs to conduct a series of experiments using a balloon, drinking straw, and paper.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this online Flash game, learners take to the skies in a hot air balloon and are challenged to beat other balloonists' times to the finish line without crashing.

free Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 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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In this two part activity, learners work in pairs or individually to discover how vectoring the thrust from a jet engine affects movement of an airplane.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this design challenge activity, learners use two helium-filled balloons to build a blimp that can travel in a straight path across the room.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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Learners will build a homemade pump using a balloon, a mason jar, and some straws.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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Investigate how force and thrust work to propel rockets into outer space. Build a rocket: a blown-up balloon taped to a drinking straw threaded through some string.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this physics activity (page 3 of the PDF), learners will see firsthand that air takes up space and has pressure by attempting to inflate a balloon inside of a bottle.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 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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Focus sound through a balloon! In this Exploratorium activity, you'll use dry ice to create a balloon that's a sound lens.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - adult 5 to 10 minutes