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JAM Sessions: Bottle Racers

  • Museum at Prairiefire 5801 West 135th Street Overland Park, KS, 66224 United States (map)

$5 General Admission
FREE for Members

Members will receive their discount by opting to sign in with their membership account during the checkout process and using their membership discount code.

Do you have an empty water bottle lying around?  Before you decide to recycle that bottle, you can give it life as a bottle racer.  In this engineering activity, you will learn how to turn an ordinary empty water bottle into a rolling machine propelled by energy generated from a rubber band.  We will demonstrate two main types of energy in the process: potential and kinetic.  Rubber bands store a special type of potential energy, called elastic energy.  If you’ve ever used a slingshot before, you know the power of elastic energy!

Class is at 10:15 am


PLEASE NOTE:

  • We require a 24 hour cancellation notice for Little Explorers Club and JAM Sessions reservations via emailing info@visitthemap.org. Please include the name on the reservation, number of students, date and time of the class.

  • Please help create an outstanding learning environment by limiting disruptions in the classroom! 

  • Parents are, of course, always welcome to remain in class but should a parent choose to step out, we have provided a seating area just outside the classrooms. Parents and siblings are also welcome to explore our Discovery Room or the rest of the Museum until the class concludes.

 
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