Balloon Surprise

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In this activity, learners discover a trick to release the air out of a balloon without popping it. Learners use an unbent paperclip to carefully puncture a hole in an inflated balloon to slowly leak out the air without bursting the entire balloon. Use this activity to discuss elasticity as well as self-sealing fuel tanks in racing cars and aircrafts. This activity includes extension activities for further learning. [Activity is publicly available through a web crawler capture on Archive.org.]

Quick Guide

Preparation Time:
Under 5 minutes
Learning Time:
Under 5 minutes
Estimated Materials Cost:
1 cent - $1 per student
Age Range:
Ages 8 - 18
Resource Type:
Activity
Language:
English

Materials List (per student)

  • balloon
  • paper clip

Keywords

Subjects

  • Engineering and Technology
    • Technology
      • Transportation
  • Physical Sciences
    • Motion and Forces
    • Structure and Properties of Matter
  • The Nature of Science
    • The Scientific Process
      • Conducting Investigations

Audience

To use this activity, learners need to:

  • see
  • see color
  • touch

Learning styles supported:

  • Involves hands-on or lab activities

Other

Access Rights:

  • Free access

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