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ERIC Number: EJ471597
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0036-8555
Ballooning Interest in Science.
Kim, Hy
Science Teacher, v59 n4 p18-21 Apr 1992
Presents an activity in which students construct model hot air balloons to introduce the concepts of convection current, the principles of Charles' gas law, and three-dimensional geometric shapes. Provides construction and launching instructions. (MDH)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Geometric Constructions, Heat, Mathematical Formulas, Models, Science Activities, Science Education, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Small Group Instruction, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Balloons; Charles Law; Gases; Model Building