Today, we learned how science is unpredictable. We stood on signs (pieces of paper) marked with the word "LAUNCH," and tried to launch halfway-blown-up balloons so they would land on a sign (piece of paper) somewhere else in the room marked with the word "TARGET." Then, we took a meter stick and measured (in centimeters) the distance between the target and where the balloon actually landed. My farthest one landed a whopping 801 centimeters away from the target, and my closest was only 58 centimeters away!
Then, we averaged our numbers after throwing a balloon 5 times in 2 ways: with the part of the balloon you blow into facing towards the launcher., and with the part of the balloon you blow into facing the floor. My averages were about 488.8 cm away with the part of the balloon you blow into facing me, and about 436.8 cm away with the part of the balloon you blow into facing the floor. I would recommend this project to other teachers because it was interesting and exciting to see where the balloon would land each time.
This lesson would be a good lesson for either science or math because we used science to predict where the balloon would land, and math to measure the distance.
I would recommend this lesson to other teachers because it is cool for kids to see where the balloon lands each time. Also, kids love launching balloons (and other things).
Then, we averaged our numbers after throwing a balloon 5 times in 2 ways: with the part of the balloon you blow into facing towards the launcher., and with the part of the balloon you blow into facing the floor. My averages were about 488.8 cm away with the part of the balloon you blow into facing me, and about 436.8 cm away with the part of the balloon you blow into facing the floor. I would recommend this project to other teachers because it was interesting and exciting to see where the balloon would land each time.
This lesson would be a good lesson for either science or math because we used science to predict where the balloon would land, and math to measure the distance.
I would recommend this lesson to other teachers because it is cool for kids to see where the balloon lands each time. Also, kids love launching balloons (and other things).