When you are finished with your assignment, press the "Send Assignment" button. * You will need to know your teacher's e-mail address. You can, as an alternative to e-mail, write the answers on a separate piece of paper. Make sure to bring your completed work to class so that the teacher can check it, and give you credit. Email Your Assignment To Your Teacher. Include Your: Teacher's Email: Your Name: Your Email: Subject: Lesson: In this lesson you will use the Internet to research information on hot air balloons. You will discover some scientific reasons about why balloons rise. You will also find out a little history of "who" ventured up in the first balloon and daring feats of those who followed. You will take part in a flight simulation and follow some newsmakers of today. After you see what some other students have built, you and a partner will construct a hot air balloon for flight. History of Flight The history of ballooning goes back to some pretty interesting pioneers. Who was the first "passenger"? Make a time line of important events in ballooning history. What Do Hot Air Balloons Look Like? You won't believe how different hot air balloons can look. Choose the one you like best and write a paragraph describing what it looks like. Facts about Hot Air Balloons Hot air balloons seem simple, but you may have some questions about them before you get started. What are hot air balloons made of? How are balloons inflated? What is the basket made of? How big is a balloon? How high can a balloon fly? What is used for fuel? What are the parts of a hot air balloon? How Do Hot Air Balloons Fly? As you can see, a hot air balloon is quite heavy. It contains a balloon, a basket, and a fuel source. The big question is, how do they fly? What Would it Be Like to Fly in a Balloon? It's time to pack your bags and join the flight crew. Don't forget to take your camera! What Other Classes Have Built There are many ways to build hot air balloons and creative kids from all over have demonstrated their ability to build balloons that fly. Some seventh graders have built balloons with plastic dry cleaner bags just like ours. You may want to check this out. Your Project With a partner build a hot air balloon that will fly. You will need: A plastic dry cleaner bag (the balloon) Aluminum foil (the basket) Tape Straws Wire String (to tether it so it doesn't fly away. Kleenex tissue (fuel source) Knowledge of how a hot air balloon works References Here are some books you may want to read about ballooning: Billville, Cheryl. Flying In A Hot Air Balloon. 1993: Carolrhoda Books, Inc. Freeman,Tony. On the Move. . . Hot Air Balloons. 1983: Chicago Children's Press. Type Your Assignment Here Include Your: Name - Teacher - Subject - Assignment Title
Email Your Assignment To Your Teacher. Include Your: Teacher's Email: Your Name: Your Email: Subject: Lesson: In this lesson you will use the Internet to research information on hot air balloons. You will discover some scientific reasons about why balloons rise. You will also find out a little history of "who" ventured up in the first balloon and daring feats of those who followed. You will take part in a flight simulation and follow some newsmakers of today. After you see what some other students have built, you and a partner will construct a hot air balloon for flight. History of Flight The history of ballooning goes back to some pretty interesting pioneers. Who was the first "passenger"? Make a time line of important events in ballooning history. What Do Hot Air Balloons Look Like? You won't believe how different hot air balloons can look. Choose the one you like best and write a paragraph describing what it looks like. Facts about Hot Air Balloons Hot air balloons seem simple, but you may have some questions about them before you get started. What are hot air balloons made of? How are balloons inflated? What is the basket made of? How big is a balloon? How high can a balloon fly? What is used for fuel? What are the parts of a hot air balloon? How Do Hot Air Balloons Fly? As you can see, a hot air balloon is quite heavy. It contains a balloon, a basket, and a fuel source. The big question is, how do they fly? What Would it Be Like to Fly in a Balloon? It's time to pack your bags and join the flight crew. Don't forget to take your camera! What Other Classes Have Built There are many ways to build hot air balloons and creative kids from all over have demonstrated their ability to build balloons that fly. Some seventh graders have built balloons with plastic dry cleaner bags just like ours. You may want to check this out. Your Project With a partner build a hot air balloon that will fly. You will need: A plastic dry cleaner bag (the balloon) Aluminum foil (the basket) Tape Straws Wire String (to tether it so it doesn't fly away. Kleenex tissue (fuel source) Knowledge of how a hot air balloon works References Here are some books you may want to read about ballooning: Billville, Cheryl. Flying In A Hot Air Balloon. 1993: Carolrhoda Books, Inc. Freeman,Tony. On the Move. . . Hot Air Balloons. 1983: Chicago Children's Press. Type Your Assignment Here Include Your: Name - Teacher - Subject - Assignment Title
In this lesson you will use the Internet to research information on hot air balloons. You will discover some scientific reasons about why balloons rise. You will also find out a little history of "who" ventured up in the first balloon and daring feats of those who followed. You will take part in a flight simulation and follow some newsmakers of today. After you see what some other students have built, you and a partner will construct a hot air balloon for flight.
The history of ballooning goes back to some pretty interesting pioneers.
You won't believe how different hot air balloons can look. Choose the one you like best and write a paragraph describing what it looks like.
Hot air balloons seem simple, but you may have some questions about them before you get started.
As you can see, a hot air balloon is quite heavy. It contains a balloon, a basket, and a fuel source. The big question is, how do they fly?
It's time to pack your bags and join the flight crew. Don't forget to take your camera!
There are many ways to build hot air balloons and creative kids from all over have demonstrated their ability to build balloons that fly. Some seventh graders have built balloons with plastic dry cleaner bags just like ours. You may want to check this out.
With a partner build a hot air balloon that will fly. You will need:
Here are some books you may want to read about ballooning:
Billville, Cheryl. Flying In A Hot Air Balloon. 1993: Carolrhoda Books, Inc.
Freeman,Tony. On the Move. . . Hot Air Balloons. 1983: Chicago Children's Press.
Type Your Assignment Here Include Your: Name - Teacher - Subject - Assignment Title