Marshmallow Shooter!!

We had a BLAST with our force and motion science experiment! First, we had to build the marshmallow shooter.

We used styrofoam cups instead of paper cups...not sure if that was the best idea since many of the cups ended up collapsing after putting on the balloon. 

Next, we wrote down our predictions of what might happen: 

Then, the students got to see if their predictions were correct. This is a video of them applying a small amount of force to see what might happen:

Here is a video clip of the students exerting a lot of force to see what would happen: 

This was the attempt where they tried to catch the marshmallow in their mouths! I'm not sure if anyone was able to do it: 

And of course, I had to let the children aim at me and see if they could hit me! Good thing the marshmallows were super soft!

Finally, we had a competition to see who could shoot the marshmallow the farthest:

On this one, you can actually see the marshmallow in the air! 

We all agreed that this was a pretty fun science class :) 

P.S. Some of the kids were a little frustrated that either their cup kept falling apart, or the balloon kept falling off. This is an easy enough thing to build at home. Your family can have a competition :)