Hot Air Balloons and Bernoulli's Theory of Flight
by Kendra Saralegui
Students will use the principles invented by Bernoulli and Archimedes to learn about hot air balloons. Then students will create one out of tissue paper and test it!
Lesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1M5s14Z2TpWyuVzLj_wsUqC9rQ9xjxiP4lbo8uE1…Subject Area
Science Physical Science P1: Matter P3: Net Force P4: Energy Transfer Engineering S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process S3: Apply Mathematics to Engineering S4: Apply Science to Engineering Mathematics Geometry (G)
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