Ready to turn air power into motion?

In this fun and simple DIY experiment, you’ll build a balloon-powered car using basic household materials. By inflating a balloon and releasing the air, you’ll harness the power of thrust to make your car zoom forward to explore physics concepts like Newton’s Laws of Motion!

This tutorial is the first in our “Lab-In-A-Box” series. We are assembling and donating experimental materials in boxes, but have created this online tutorial series to let all kids (even those without boxes) follow along with the labs! Access the video tutorial on our Youtube channel and the instruction sheet (button on right) on our website.