Fly it!
 Bubbles in the sunshine. |
 A big train of bubbles. |
 More bubble formation. |
 Demonstrating proper bubble trumpet technique. |
 And even more bigeriffic bubbles. |
 Yup, the bubbles were big. |
 Dave demonstrates proper loading of the seltzer rocket. |
 Design and build of paper wings, helicopters, and hoop flyers. |
 An original design. (And it flies really well, too.) |
 Folding over a lip to make a fast stream of air over the top of the wing. |
 It looks like Ben is telling children to drink buckets full of water through a straw, but he's really watching the bubbles she's blowing into a pool of carbon dioxide. |
 Learning to aim rockets away from people. (Mike ducks for cover in the background.) |
Activity list
- Bubbles! (regular, big, and really big) using wands, PVC pipe, bubble "trumpets", and string wands for blowing. Can also float bubbles in a pool of carbon dioxide (made with dry ice) if the wind isn't too strong.
- Build flying things:
- flying wing
- roto-copter
- hoop flyer
- flying cylinder
- Solar balloon (weather permitting)
- Rockets
(space and weather permitting)
- Alka Seltzer & film canister
- Vinegar / Baking soda
- Regular pressurized water rockets (hand-held with pump)
References / ideas:
- From Exploratorium Science Explorer
- Roto-Copter - This simple paper toy spins through the air like a mini-helicopter!
- Spinning Blimps - Become an aircraft designer!
- Hoopster - Most paper airplanes are flat, but these paper hoops can really fly!
- Flying cylinder
- Ken Blackburn's Paper Airplanes
- Good bubble recipes