HOW TO…
Make a balloon-powered car
Watch as the air from your lungs propels your vehicle across the room
Practical projects to try at home
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YOU WILL NEED:
• Drink carton
• Four plastic bottle tops
• Two wooden skewers
• Two straws
• Balloon
• Tape
• Glue
• Scissors
© Illustrations by Ed Crooks
1
Choose the body
Place the drink carton in front of you. We are using a cardboard drink carton as the car’s body here, but feel free to experiment with different materials, such as bottles, to see how they compare.