Confetti Poppers

Materials

• Cardboard Tube (2)
• Confetti (Cut up paper)
• Rubber Band
• Craft Stick (Large)
• Decorate Materials
• Pipe Cleaners
• Target Cutout
• Construction Paper
• Ping Pong Ball
• Notecard (1)

Procedure

1. 1. Draw two lines about 1/2 “apart along one end of the larger tube. Repeat on the other side of this edge. Then, cut along these lines.
2. 2. Insert the rubber band into the slits from the outside of the tube. Tape around the slits to secure the rubber bands.
3. 3. Place a craft stick on the other end of the larger tube. Then, loop the other side of the rubber band around the ends of the craft stick.
4. 4. Trace the bottom of the smaller on the notecard. Then, cut it out and glue it onto one end of the smaller tube.
5. 5. Cover the tube with your shiny decorative paper and stickers.
6. 6. Insert the smaller tube into the larger tube and glue the closed end of it to the middle of the popsicle stick. Let it dry for at least an hour.
7. 7. Use your construction paper and cut it up for confetti paper. Place the confetti into the smaller tube, tie each end of the piper cleaner around one of the popsicle sticks
8. 8. Pull back on the pipe cleaner and then release.

The Science You Should Know 

Newton’s Third Law of Motion says that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. That means when you pull down on the balloon, you build of stored (potential) energy or energy at rest. When you release the balloon, the stored energy forces the confetti up and out the tube which is Kinetic Energy (Energy in Motion).