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Build a Mini Hovercraft at Home

This document provides instructions for building a mini hovercraft using a CD, a pop-top lid, glue, and a balloon. It explains the materials needed, preparation steps, and the procedure for assembling the hovercraft. The activity aims to explore how different amounts of air in the balloon affect the hovercraft's hovering duration.

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Build a Mini Hovercraft at Home

This document provides instructions for building a mini hovercraft using a CD, a pop-top lid, glue, and a balloon. It explains the materials needed, preparation steps, and the procedure for assembling the hovercraft. The activity aims to explore how different amounts of air in the balloon affect the hovercraft's hovering duration.

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Introduction

Have you ever ridden on a hovercraft? It is like


gliding on a cushion of air! In fact, that's exactly
what you're doing—a hovercraft is a vehicle that
glides over a smooth surface on a cushion of air.
Because a hovercraft can travel over flat land or
water, it is an amphibious vehicle. In this
activity, you'll get to build your own mini
hovercraft using a CD or DVD, a pop-top lid from
a plastic bottle, some glue and a balloon. How
will different amounts of air in the balloon affect
how long the hovercraft hovers?
Materials
• Pop-top lid from a plastic drinking
bottle. (Reusable plastic drinking
bottles sometimes use these kinds of
lids.)
• An old CD or DVD that can be made
unusable
• Craft glue or Super Glue
• A medium-size balloon (should be
able to inflate up to at least 28
centimeters, or 11 inches)
• Stopwatch or timer
• Large flat surface for testing the
hovercraft
Preparation
• Remove a pop-top lid from a plastic
drinking bottle.
• Glue the base of the lid to the CD (or
DVD) so that the lid covers the hole in the
center. If you use Super Glue, have an
adult help, use caution, and follow all of the
instructions and safety warnings on the
packaging.
• Allow the glue to dry completely.
Procedure
Make sure the pop-top lid is closed.
Blow the balloon up as large as you safely
can without popping it, then pinch the neck
so that no air can escape.

Stretch the neck of the balloon over the


pop-top lid, being careful not to let any air
escape. Carefully center the balloon's
opening above the pop-top lid opening.

Your completed hovercraft should have CD


flat on the bottom, pop-tip lid above and the
inflated balloon's neck stretched snugly
around the closed lid. Your hovercraft is now
ready to do some hovering!

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