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The document describes a performance task for a physics class that involves constructing and testing a balloon rocket car. Students are instructed to build a small car out of paper and attach a balloon, straws, and coins of varying masses. They then measure the distance, time and velocity of the car when released. The questions at the end ask about design modifications, the effect of increased mass on velocity, and which Newton's law of motion the activity illustrates.

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The document describes a performance task for a physics class that involves constructing and testing a balloon rocket car. Students are instructed to build a small car out of paper and attach a balloon, straws, and coins of varying masses. They then measure the distance, time and velocity of the car when released. The questions at the end ask about design modifications, the effect of increased mass on velocity, and which Newton's law of motion the activity illustrates.

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JOSE RIZAL UNIVERSITY

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION


PHYSICS 1
1st SEMESTER, SY 2022-2023
NAME: Ma. Luz B. Lagrimaz SECTION: E11E

Performance Task (PRELIM)


Balloon Rocket Car

I. OBJECTIVES
1. Create and construct a balloon rocket car model using various materials
II. Demonstrate the application of Newton’s law of motion using a balloon rocket car.
III. MATERIALS
(Note: The materials listed below are just suggestions; alternative materials can be used instead.)

Bond paper/ colored paper 3 pcs of straw


4 pcs of mint candy with the hole / plastic bottle cap Balloon
Glue gun and sticks 9 pcs of 1 peso coin
Tape

IV. PROCEDURE
1. Each student will make a car body made from bond or colored paper. The car’s body should have at
least 12 cm of width and 18 cm of length to accommodate the balloon.
2. Prepare the glue gun with sticks and attach the straw to the lower part of the car’s body. This will act
as the base form for the car’s wheels.
3. Attach the four-mint candies to the straw's holes, which will serve as the car model's wheels. Make
sure to cut the excess straws at the end of each end point and then add some tape to keep them
tacked to the wheel set.
4. To achieve the effectiveness of the balloon rocket car model, prepare the balloon and attach it to the
straw with tape, making sure that the end tip of the straw is the only opening from the balloon.
5. Add some air to the balloon at the tip of the straw and then hold it.

6. Place the balloon rocket car on the smooth surface and then try to release the air from the balloon
rocket.
7. Measure the distance of the balloon rocket after releasing the air using a tape measure. Do this for at
least three trials. Enter your data to the prepared table.

IV. SET-UP

Take a picture of your designed balloon rocket car in the box shown and label the different parts and materials you
use.
V. DATA

MASS DISTANCE (m) TIME TRAVELLED (s) VELOCITY (m/s)

MASS 1 2.47 4.10 969.532

MASS 2 1.43 4.31 533.959

MASS 3 1.07 2.91 591.752

TAKE NOTE:

● Mass 1 - mass of a rocket balloon car and 1 piece of 1-peso coin


● Mass 2 - mass of a rocket balloon car and 5 pieces of 1-peso coin
● Mass 3 - mass of a rocket balloon car and 8 pieces of 1-peso coin

Time travelled - record the time of a balloon rocket car travelling from starting point to end point. (unit: second)
Velocity - solve it using this formula

Where;
v = d
v = velocity
t
d = distance
t = time

VI. GUIDE QUESTIONS

1. What modifications to your original design would you make if you had to start over? Why?
-I will modify the chassis of my rocket car using lightweight materials like plastic bottle to be lighter and run faster. I will add
a balloon in car body to intensify the force to be applied to rocket car to push hard.

2. What did you notice about the balloon rocket car's velocity as its mass increased? Explain.

-The more mass you add, the harder it will be to get the balloon moving. If you put too much mass on the balloon, the force
generated by the air escaping from the balloon won't be enough to move the combined mass of the balloon and weights.

3. What Newton’s Law of Motion does the activity illustrate? Explain.

-Newton describes this effect in his Third Law of Motion: for every action, there is always an equal and opposite reaction. The
gas rushing out of the rocket or balloon is the action and the movement of the object in the opposite direction is the
reaction. Because balloon openings are wobbly, the flight path of a balloon is wobbly, too. The air escaping the balloon (the
action) pushes out in every which way and the reaction of the balloon is to move in every which way, too. One way to
stabilize the direction of the balloon is to attach it to a simple track made of string. Once attached to a straight path, it’s
easier to see the direct relationship between the size of the action (the amount of air escaping the balloon at once) and the
resulting size of the reaction (the distance the balloon travels).

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