Balloon powered car! | Live Experiments (Ep 24) | Head Squeeze

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Guy with the gadgets Rob Bell shows us how to build a car and power it using potential energy. All the different forms of energy:  http://www.nmsea.org/Curriculum/Primer/forms_of_energy.html   Kinetic and Potential Energy:  http://www.solarschools.net/resources/stuff/different_forms_of_energy.aspx   Kinetic and Potential Energy alternative:  http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/what-are-the-different-types-of-energy.html   What is Kinetics: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-kinetics.htm   IMPORTANT: You need one sober adult with a sense of scientific wonder   Items you need for this experiment: Pen Ruler Straws Scissors Tape Rubber bands BBQ skewers Plastic bottle tops X4 Balloon X1 Polystyrene Stanley knife   1 Using a Stanley knife cut your chassis from the block of polystyrene 2 Cut two straws to match the width of the chassis 3 Stick them on the chassis using tape 4 Using a Stanley knife make holes in the middle of the bottle tops 5 Cut the skewers so they are 4 inches long (or just one inch longer than the chassis) 6 Skewer one bottle top on to one of the skewers 7 Feed the skewer through the straw 8 Put the other bottle top on the other side of the skewer 10 Do the same to form the second set of wheels 11 Attach your balloon to another straw using an elastic band 12 Tape the straw on to the top of the car 13 Inflate the balloon to create the power source Live Experiments: Our resident science demo thrill-seekers will give the YouTube audience their big science treat ea

Published 2013-05-01 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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