Balloon+on+String

=Balloon on String Experiment=

Although I was not there on the day my group did this experiment, I still have theories. This experiment has to do with Newton's third law of motion (Every action has an equal and opposite reaction). We want to find out how far balloons with different diameters travel across a fishing line.

The original experiment went like this: Materials:
 * String
 * Straw
 * Tape
 * Balloon
 * Two chairs

Procedure:
 * 1) Cut 10 cm of straw
 * 2) Cut five meters of string
 * 3) Put string through straw
 * 4) Attach both ends of string on separate chairs
 * 5) Move the chairs as far apart as possible, so it is tight
 * 6) Use tape to attach the inflated balloon to the string
 * 7) Release the open end of the balloon

For this experiment you could change the following:
 * 1) Shape of balloon
 * 2) Diameter of balloon
 * 3) Circumference
 * 4) What is in the balloon (air, water, etc.)
 * 5) Tightness of string
 * 6) Diameter of straw

We could measure the following:
 * 1) Distance
 * 2) Force
 * 3) Acceleration (traveling speed)
 * 4) Mass
 * 5) Diameter

We will change: size/circumference We will measure: speed/distance

Here is a bit of what the experiment looked like:

We do not have the results at the moment.