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Forces: Balloon Hover-Craft

By Janice VanCleave

How a Hover-Craft Works
How to Make a Hover-Craft

I have not tested this design and am anxious to hear from you to find out if it works.

I made a hover craft using cardboard once. UUM! How about investigating to see how different materials work, such as a CD, cardboard, etc……

 

Send your results to me,

ASK JANICE: Hovercraft

Test the hoover craft, then use it to design an experiment to test the effect of force, such as friction, balanced force or unbalanced force, and gravity on an object.

Example:

Question:

What effect does surface friction have on the distance the hover craft moves?

Hypothesis:

If the hover craft is lifted above the surface, then surface friction will not affect the distance the craft moves.

Experiment

Change the surface the craft hoovers over.

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