Below are some of the activities we did in our study of hot air balloon:
HISTORY
● Show the kids the History of Flight Timeline to point out that the hot air balloon was first invented before the airplane. The timeline can be downloaded at twnkl.com at a minimal subscription of 189 pesos per month. With over half a million educational resources available to download, I think the subscription is worth the money.
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● Watch a short video about the history of hot air balloon.
Video from youtube.com
GEOGRAPHY
1. Have the kids locate France, the country where the story of hot air balloon took place, on a world map or globe. Discuss some of the landmarks that may be seen in France.
2. Learn about France with a free printable mini book from 123homeschool4me.com.
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LANGUAGE ARTS
● Have the kids read the story of the Montgolfier brothers (Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne) and their incredible curiosity which led to the development of the first kind of hot-air balloon using the informative fact files from twnkl.com. These fact file is accompanied by a set of question which can be used to test the kids' comprehension. (File requires subscription)
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SCIENCE
1. Learn the parts of hot air balloon using the poster below from twnkl.com. (File requires subscription)
Photo from twnkl.com
2. Watch a video about how the hot air balloon works
Video from youtube.com
3. Help kids to understand the mechanism behind hot air balloons by doing this science experiments:
HOT AIR, COLD AIR EXPERIMENT
What you need:
A plastic bottle
A balloon
2 large bowls
How to do it:
1. Half fill one bowl with hot water (Requires adult supervision).
2. Pour little cold water and ice into the other bowl.
3. Put the balloon onto the mouth of the plastic bottle so no air can get in or out.
4. Submerge the bottle with the balloon into the glass of hot water and watch what happens!
5. Then put the bottle with the balloon into the bowl of cold water and watch for the result.
What happened?
When the air inside the plastic bottle is heated up, it rises and expands, thus, stretching out the balloon. When the bottle is transferred to the cold water, the air is cooled, thus it shrinks and the balloon shrinks with it.
My kids enjoyed this activity as they saw first hand the effects hot and cold air on a balloon.
HOMEMADE HOT AIR BALLOON
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