Pitsco Balloon Buggy Pack (For 50 Students)

The Pitsco 29438 Balloon Buggy Pack provides students in grades 3-12 a hands-on activity to build a balloon-powered car that demonstrates the scientific concepts of force, motion, and Newton's third law of motion, and includes parts required to build a model car powered by an inflated balloon. The kit includes 1/8 x 3 x 22 inch (H x W x D) balsa wood sheets, nozzles, axles, wheels, straws, balloons, and basic instructions. The included instructions are not complete in order to challenge students as they design and build buggies and test their buggies to see which will travel the farthest. The finished vehicle measurements vary, allowing for student creativity in their buggy designs. A balloon-powered buggy kit is typically used in an educational setting to demonstrate force, motion, and Newton's laws of motion.

Construction requires a ruler, white glue, and a hobby knife (all sold separately).

Science education products incorporate applied math and science principles into classroom and homeschool-based projects. Teachers in pre-K, elementary, and secondary classrooms use science education kits and products alongside science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) curriculum to demonstrate STEM concepts and real-world applications through hands-on activities. Science education projects include a broad range of activities, such as practical experiments in engineering, aeronautics, robotics, energy, chemistry, physics, biology, and geology.

Pitsco Education develops K-12 science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) curriculum, educational kits, and classroom tools. The company, founded in 1971, is headquartered in Pittsburg, KS.

What’s in the Box?

• Balsa wood sheets (1 per buggy)
• Nozzles (1 per buggy)
• Aluminum axles (2 per buggy)
• Plastic wheels (4 per buggy)
• Straws (2 per buggy)
• Balloons (1 per buggy)
• Instructions