Sunday, March 11, 2012

6th grade science project

Buoyancy of Balloons
How many balloons would it take to lift
an average 6th grader?
 
What better place to gather some information than at Disneyland
where you can litterally find tons of inflated balloons!
Running some tests with the help of Braiden



Supplies:
paper clips - form of weights
spoons -form of weights
sharpie marker -form of weight
ribbon
 balloons
scale

 
With some of Auntie Katie's brain power,
and Mom's help with some creative visuals and props...
Voila!
 Hailey and her project won 1st place at the science fair!

 
Hailey went on to the district finals where she got
an honorable mention for her project.
Way to go Hailey!!!
 
Based on her scientific research 
 Answer:  3,943


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