In this investigation, students figure out how a balloon-powered water fountain works.
The Balloon-Powered Water Fountain kit includes all the materials that students will need to design and carry out an investigation.
Each kit contains enough materials for six groups of students.
Materials:
- Balloons
- Plastic Bottles
- Measuring Cups
- Glue
- Masking Tape
- Straws
- Stopwatches
- Binder Clips
- Cloth Meter Stick
Alignment with Academic Standards for Science
Source |
Code |
Performance Expectation |
NGSS |
5-PS1-1: |
Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen. |
Core Idea(s)
- EPS1: Structure and Properties of Matter
Practices
- SEP1: Asking questions and defining problems
- SEP2: Developing and using models
- SEP3: Planning and carrying out investigations
- SEP4: Analyzing and interpreting data
- SEP5: Using mathematics and computational thinking
- SEP6: Constructing explanations and designing solutions
- SEP7: Engaging in argument from evidence
- SEP8: Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
Crosscutting Concepts
- CC4: Systems and system models
- CC5: Energy and matter
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