PURPOSE: Demonstrate Newton's First Law in a surprising way.

DESCRIPTION: Place a student or a TA on the hovercraft. Place the leaf blower in his or her lap and turn it on. Give the person a push in the direction you want him to travel

SUGGESTIONS: Make sure battery for leaf blower is charged ahead of time.

EQUIPMENT: hovercraft

SETUP TIME: 5 minutes.

KEYWORDS: hovercraft