Question 3
1. Your teacher will group your class into two teams.
2. You will investigate the relationship between force and area on pressure through a fun game.
3. You will need two balloons, a sharp pencil, a blunt object (e.g. pen cap), a timer and safety goggles.
4. Inflate both balloons to the same size.
5. Your teacher will determine the starting line.
6. Your teacher will assign the sharp pencil to one team and the blunt object to the other.
7. Assign one player from your team to be the “popper”.
8. The game begins when the teacher or referee says “Go!”.
9. The popper races to your team’s balloon.
10. The popper must burst the balloon using only the assigned object (sharp pencil or blunt object).
11. Record the time it takes for the popper to burst the balloon.
12. Switch roles with the other team and repeat the game.
2. You will investigate the relationship between force and area on pressure through a fun game.
3. You will need two balloons, a sharp pencil, a blunt object (e.g. pen cap), a timer and safety goggles.
4. Inflate both balloons to the same size.
5. Your teacher will determine the starting line.
6. Your teacher will assign the sharp pencil to one team and the blunt object to the other.
7. Assign one player from your team to be the “popper”.
8. The game begins when the teacher or referee says “Go!”.
9. The popper races to your team’s balloon.
10. The popper must burst the balloon using only the assigned object (sharp pencil or blunt object).
11. Record the time it takes for the popper to burst the balloon.
12. Switch roles with the other team and repeat the game.
