Title: Up,
Up, and Away
Topics: Hot air
balloons, ballooning, flight, pilot, paper mache
Subject: Science,
Social Sciences, Mathematics, Language Arts, Fine Arts
Grades: PreK-2,
3-5
URL: http://www.vciconnectandlearn.com/vcimpk12/Samplewebs/
svcimpk5/webquests/Piwko/hotairballoonwebquest.htm
Overview:
Primary and elementary students work together to research information
about hot air balloons. Each team uses its investigation to complete
several writing and hands-on activities. Projects include taking
a Hot
Air Balloon Pilot Test; building and flying a small Hot
Air Balloon; studying weather conditions in different cities
to determine the direction in which the balloons might travel; and
creating A
Paper Maché Hot Air Balloon. To conclude the project, students
imagine what a real hot air balloon flight might be like and write
their thoughts in their journals.
Notes:
Please note the following comments and changes for the sections
noted below.
The Process:
The links for Hot Air Balloon Pilot Test, table, directions,
paper mache, and journal entry are Word documents.
You can download those resources directly from the WebQuest or save
them on a disk.
Resources
Article by Lois Lewis
Education World®
Copyright © 2003 Education World
06/04/2003
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