LESSON PLAN

Newton’s Third Law (Balloon Powered Car)

Prepared by Frilia Rizky Amalia

Subject Science
Grade 6-7
Topic Newton’s Third Law
Time Required 40 minutes
Goals
1. Students will demonstrate the concept of propulsion
2. Students will explore the concept behind the balloon powered car

Vocabulary
Newton’s third law :” every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Content
Students will explore how to make the fastest balloon powered car
Tools and materials
- Papers for designing
- Recycle materials : (soda can, cardboard, water bottle, etc.)
- Balloons
- Skewers
- Bottle caps
- Masking tape
- Marker
- Clear tape
Students are not allowed to buy anything

Stages Activity Time Tools and materials

Introducti  Greeting 5
on  Asking the latest topic that they learned minutes
 Opening: asking about skate board, how
to play skate board.
 Relating skate board to today’s topic

Main  Exploring: action reaction in skate board, 30

activity and rocket. minutes
 Relating how rocket work with balloon
powered car.
 Grouping (1 group, two persons)
 Designing : they have to design the
 proper balloon car to be challenged.
Decide which recyclable product that
they need.
 Testing: they just test the product that
they made, by asking them how far you
think your car will travel and how fast
 They have to record data (appendix 1)
 Balloon powered car, after they test their
project (if needed they can improve it)
they do the challenge in the classroom
Closing  Asking as conclusion : 5
- What have you learned today? minutes
- How to make balloon powered car be
the fastest one?
 Closing

Appendix 1

Name :

Class :

Test Amount of air Distance (m) Design&correction (drawing)

1 Full

2 ½ full

3 ¼ full