--- title: "The Balloon Experiment!" url: "https://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2016-01-06-21-32-00-the-balloon-experiment" school: "Boarshaw Primary School" --- # The Balloon Experiment! 6 January 2016 [Reception](https://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/reception-1) Foundation have really enjoyed learning about how rockets move! ![](https://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/images/Foundation%20Stage/IMG_0616%5B1%5D.PNG) Today we carried out the balloon experiment to see how forces can make things move. Lots of us guessed what was going to happen when we let go of the balloon full of air! Please look on our twitter to watch the videos at www.twitter.co.uk/boarshawp [Foundation Stage](https://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/tag/foundation-stage) [Nursery](https://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/tag/nursery) [ Wonderdome Planatarium](https://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2016-01-06-20-00-00-wonderdome-planatarium) [Year 6 - 'Release the Penguin' investigation ](https://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/2016-01-11-18-05-46-year-6-release-the-penguin-investigation) ### Blog - [Nursery Sea Turtles Blog](http://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/nursery-sea-turtles) - [Reception Clown Fish](http://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/reception-clown-fish) - [Reception Blue Tang](http://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/reception-blue-tang) - [Year 1 Sharks](http://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/year-1-sharks) - [Year 1 Dolphins](http://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/year-1-dolphin) - [Year 1/2 Penguins](http://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/year-2-penguin) - [Year 2 Lobsters](http://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/year-2-lobster) - [Year 3 Seahorses](http://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/year-3-sea-horses) - [Year 4 Star Fish](http://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/year-4-star-fish) - [Year 5 Lion Fish](http://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/year-5-lionfish) - [Year 6 Stingray](http://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/blog/category/year-6-stingray) **Boarshaw Primary School** Stanycliffe lane Middleton Manchester M24 2PB Tel: 0161 653 9536 ## Useful Links: [Term Dates](https://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/parents/termdates) [Contact Us](https://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/contact) [Admissions](https://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/our-school/admissions) [Policies](https://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/our-school/school-policies) © Copyright 2025–2026 Boarshaw Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.boarshawprimary.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)