Linton Stockton launched their third balloon in May.
They had 4 experiments attached. One with 3 color filters to see if a micro:bit detected any thing different. Another was to see how the atmosphere/environment affected yeast. Third was a bag of chips to see if it burst. Fourth was a partially painted, laser cut, wooden derby racer to see the impact on the wood and the paint. All had controls that were kept in the classroom.
They successfully recovered the balloon.
One issue they ran into with the launch was the scale used to measure how much helium was going into the balloon for lift. It is supposed to be X more than the weight of the payloads. The scale would make a reading , then hold on the highest number. They had to keep resetting the scale to make a new measurement. More helpful would be a scale that constantly changes
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