![A Columbia River Gorge Elementary School student watches a balloon hovercraft glide along the classroom floor in the spring of 2024. (Contributed photo courtesy of the Washougal School District)](https://www.camaspostrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/0627_loc_BalloonHovercraftBRIEFS-300x200-c-center.jpg)
Washougal students create, test balloon-powered hovercrafts
Columbia River Gorge Elementary School fourth-grade students applied science and engineering concepts to build, test, and measure the results of balloon-powered hovercraft races earlier this year.