Materials List: Balloons

For pre-activity boat-building assessment activity, each student needs:

  • 5 index cards
  • 2 ft masking tape
  • 5 Popsicle sticks
  • 100 g of weight, for testing
  • bucket or sink of water

Each group needs:

To share with the entire class:

  • flip video camera (if purchasing a new camera for this project the Muvi Atom ($60) is highly recommended: https://www.amazon.com/camera-photo/dp/B003BRD9QG
  • painter's plastic
  • 2 hairdryers
  • (optional, to replace hairdryers above) Indoor Balloon Tester ($99): https://www.pitsco.com/store/detail.aspx?KeyWords=hot%20air&ID=2499&c=&t=&l=&bhcp=1
  • tissue paper
  • trash bags
  • 17-inch balloons
  • 5-10 large helium balloons (purchased on test day or 1 day prior)
  • thick string (twine)
  • thin string (thread)
  • bamboo skewers
  • cardboard
  • wire
  • styrofoam
  • fabric (1m x 1m)
  • computer with internet access, and projector, to show short video documentary
  • printer, for printing out images from camera video footage
https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/cub_balloons_lesson01_activity1