Balloon Rocket Lab
Discover how forces make objects move by building, testing and improving a balloon-powered rocket.
- Age range
- Ages 7–11
- Duration
- 60–75 min
- Pre-recorded video time
- 30 min
- Difficulty
- Beginner
Five free STEM courses
Begin your STEM journey with beginner-friendly courses designed to help learners code, design, and solve problems at their own pace. No payment required.
Course recordings are in production. The five complete course plans are shown below, but public lesson access will open only after every recording, caption file and final poster passes review.
One welcoming starting point in every STEAM area
Each course is a short, independent home-learning experience. The wider project catalogue is available through guided live learning.
Discover how forces make objects move by building, testing and improving a balloon-powered rocket.
Create an original animated story using characters, movement, dialogue and sound.
Design a bridge from paper, test how much weight it can hold and use engineering evidence to make it stronger.
Explore shape, repetition and symmetry by designing an original tessellating artwork.
Learn how patterns, substitutions and logical reasoning can turn ordinary messages into secret codes.
Two clear learning routes
Free self-paced courses
A simple way to experience Future Forge independently through five structured, self-paced courses.
Live learning
Guided online sessions with personalised support, discussion and access to the wider project-based learning pathway.
Discover live learning