Key definitions:

Force: the push or pull on an object

Newton’s First Law of Motion: an object will not change its state of motion unless a force acts upon it.

Supplies:

• 1 plastic straw

• String

• Tape

• Scissors

• 1 Balloon

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Related STEM History:

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