Balloon Puffs

MATERIALS NEEDED

  • one sheet of paper

Paper Blow Movie
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STEPS TO FOLLOW:

one Tie 1 yard (1 m) of string to each balloon and hang them up so they are about 2 inches (5 cm) apart.

two Ask students to predict what will happen if they should blow air between the 2 suspended balloons.

three Blow hard between the two balloons.

one What happens? (The balloons move closer together, not further apart as many students would predict.)


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