Aim:
For this weeks experiment, I want to find out if I could build my own mini hot air balloon.
Investigation:
Method
Equipment:
- Plastic
- Tape
- Hotglue
- Scissors
- Bundle of straws
- Fuel
Instruction:
- Gather your equipment
- To make your structural support, you’re going to need to attach your straws together. for you to not need anything to attach them together, cut a split at both the ends of your straws and connect them together like this: (make sure your structural support is only 40cm each)
3. Repeat the step 1 more time.
4. Put the sticks into the form of an ‘X’
5. In the middle of the ‘X’ hotglue a tealight containered candle.
6. Attach your structural support to your plastic bag.
7. Do your experiment.
Results:
We didn’t get to test my group’s experiment out, but by observing the others, it was a huge fail for them. The plastic ended up melting due to the strong heat. I’m strongly sure that this is because of the cotton and fuel we used instead of candles that created weaker flame.