Teachers

These activities are designed to prepare year 7 students for a visit by VSSEC educators.

For year 8 students some ????

Using library and internet resources students will research and create ENERGY and NEWTON's 3 LAWS OF MOTION Foldables* and paste them into a workbook.

Students will explore energy transformations and Newton's Laws by constructing and racing BALLOON POWERED RACING CARS. You will find a general

TROUBLESHOOTING sheet here.

General Equipment required for the Balloon Powered Cars:

• Wooden BBQ skewers

• Plastic bottle caps/ lids (for wheels)

• Plastic straws (straight & bendable)

• Masking/sticky tape

• Rubber bands

• Blutac

• Old CDs

• Balloons

• Empty plastic bottles

• Empty cardboard containers (eg. tissue, cereal, biscuit box)

• Hammer and nails (for making holes in lids)

• Craft supplies such as tissue paper, cellophane, construction paper, google eyes etc.

Decide on rules before the Balloon Car Competition, we suggest:

• No more than 2 balloons to power a car

• The car must have at least 3 wheels

• Each car will have a maximum of 3 tries

• Distance travelled 2-5 metres

• Category winners will include farthest distance/ and longest running time, with special mention for most creative

• Students will need measuring tape, stop watch, and scales to weigh their cars.