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Balloon Brain
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Stephanie of Katy, TX
Make a balloon as hard-headed as you are.
- water balloons
- soft and protective materials
- tape
1. Check with a grown-up before you begin.
2. Protect your balloon like you do your brain. Make a skull for your balloon with soft and protective materials.
3. The ZOOMers used materials like Styrofoam, cotton, cloth, tissue, felt, egg cartons, bubble wrap, newspaper and tape. You can use anything you like, just make sure that part of your balloon is left uncovered.
4. Have a friend make her own skull so that you can compare your designs.
5. Now test out your Balloon Brain skulls by throwing them against a wall. You'll need to do your testing outside or somewhere that can get wet in case your balloons break.
Which materials were the best at protecting the balloons? Which were the worst? What combination of materials worked best? What is it about these materials that made them better or worse than others? send your discoveries to ZOOM!
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Nkeeyah, age 9 of Los Angeles, CA wrote:
When I made a ballon brain I made 4 and none of them busted and I used different things.
Shauni, age 10 of Courtenay, BC wrote:
This is what I did I put egg cartins like you did but then I put bubel rap and on the inside I put coten balls then I put one laer of plastic rap.
Kyle, age 7 of Florence, SC wrote:
I wrapped my water baloon a paper towel and buble wrap. And then it was time for the challenge! I did three chailenges the first one was on the trampoline. Next was on the ground. And the last one was on the concreet. And it servived each one.
Carli, age 6 of Masfeld, OH wrote:
It was fun. Wen I ded it, it lokt like a flieg brain that speed rely fast and it was cool, rely cool. So I desated to do it a gane and agan and agan and agan. It was rely cool.
Andrew, age 6 of Prince George, BC wrote:
My brother and I threw the balloon brain really hard against a wooden fence. It took me 8 throws to finally break the balloon. I think the egg carton bits really helped. Oh, and our balloon brain's name was "CHARLIE BROWN THE SECOND"
Emma, age 5 of Seattle, WA wrote:
My balloon brain did not pop. I used a half gallon milk jug, bubble wrap, newspaper and packing tape. It did not have a face. It was really well protected!
Kelly, age 12 of Buffalo, NY wrote:
I loved when you did the experiement Balloon Brain. I thought it was so interesting I tried it! What I did is, I put a balloon in bubble wrap and then, I stuck some cotton balls on velvet. I stuck the velvet on the balloon. I went outside (because I didn't want to make a mess.) And I threw it at the wall. My balloon lasted 5 throws! I think mine lasted longer because I covered all of the parts to the balloon.
Cody/Megan/Morgan of Waynesburg, OH wrote:
We made a Balloon Brain and our results were good! What we did was put cotton balls all around our water balloon. Then to secure them on we put bubble wrap around it. Then we put little pieces of Styrofoam on it. We used some tape... Next we took it up 2 stories and dropped it. It lasted 36 times! (That is a world record!) Try to beat THAT!!!
Jonathan, age 10 of Franklin, TN wrote:
I threw it out of a third story window and it didn't break! The main part of the skull was a construction helmet. The rest was mostly clothing.
Deke, age 16 of Waterville, OH wrote:
Put bubbel rap around the baloon and then cotton and another layer of bubbel rap then the cardboard cup like things. I got the balloon to last hitting the wall for 7 times. Beat that!
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