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Challenge 002 · Ages 7–11
Balloon Rocket
Investigate how air pressure creates thrust using a balloon rocket.
Primary STEAM area
Science
The Challenge
What will your learner investigate?
Can you make a balloon rocket travel further or faster by controlling air pressure and design variables?
Learning outcomes
- Describe how escaping air produces thrust.
- Carry out a fair test by changing one variable.
- Measure, compare and explain results using evidence.
Connected learning
Science: forces, pressure and motion; Mathematics: distance, time and averages; Design & Technology: testing systems; English: predictions and conclusions.
Dream Areas
Aerospace engineeringphysicsmechanical engineeringtransport technologyscientific research