Year 4 ended their Spring Term topic, Incredible Inventions, with a Grand Prix of their balloon powered (pneumatic) cars.

The children had made their cars in Design and Technology using a recycled plastic bottle for the body, straw for the axle sleeves, dowling for the axles, 50mm wooden wheels, plastic tubing and of course ballooons. They had been using hacksaws, glue guns and scissors to make their creations, and some had even given them ’go faster’ names, such as Cheetah!

The big event took place in the new build, and the children raced their cars across the tables. Most only managed a short distance, but Leila and Fjolla managed almost two full tables lengths with their cars stopping with a dead heat, which then required a final to decide a winner.

Using Mrs MacCormack’s go faster ball pump, the eventual winner was Leila, by a length.

As you can see the girls were delighted with the result.