TM Using these slides These slides are visual

TM Using these slides • These slides are visual aides and are designed to facilitate FOSS investigations in the classroom. They are not intended to replace the FOSS Investigations Guide. • These teaching slides and Guiding the Investigation should be used together. • These slides can be customized to include additional questions, directions, or animations. Slide 1

TM Air and Weather Investigation 1, Part 5— Balloon Rockets TM Slide 2

TM Balloons How can you make a balloon bigger? What happens to a balloon when you pump it up and let it go before you tie it? Why does that happen? Air and Weather, 1. 5: Balloon Rockets Step 1 Slide 3

TM Focus Question • How can compressed air be used to make a balloon rocket? Air and Weather, 1. 5: Balloon Rockets Step 2 Slide 4

TM Balloon Rockets What is a rocket? Explore the balloon rockets. a. Slide the zip bag to one end of the line with the opening close to the chair. b. Pump up the balloon about halfway. c. Put the balloon in the zip bag. d. Pump up the balloon as much as you can. e. Release the balloon and watch what happens. Air and Weather, 1. 5: Balloon Rockets Step 3 Slide 5

TM Balloon Launch How does air make the balloon rocket move down the line? How did you get the balloon rocket to travel the farthest distance? Air and Weather, 1. 5: Balloon Rockets Step 5 Slide 6

TM Sense-Making Discussion Air and Weather, 1. 5: Balloon Rockets Step 6 Slide 7

TM Zip Bag vs. Balloon Do you think the zip bag will work the same way as the balloon? Why or why not? Air and Weather, 1. 5: Balloon Rockets Step 6 Slide 8

TM Zip Bag vs. Balloon Why didn't the zip-bag balloon rocket work? How are zip bags and balloons alike? How are they different? Air and Weather, 1. 5: Balloon Rockets Step 6 Slide 9

TM Vocabulary Review rocket a vehicle used to launch things into space distance how far it is between two points Air and Weather, 1. 5: Balloon Rockets Step 7 Slide 10

TM Focus Question • How can compressed air be used to make a balloon rocket? Air and Weather, 1. 5: Balloon Rockets Step 8 Slide 11

TM Clean Up! Return zip bags and air pumps to the materials station. Air and Weather, 1. 5: Balloon Rockets Step 9 Slide 12

TM Guiding Question • Where is air and what can it do? Air and Weather, 1. 5: Balloon Rockets Step 10 Slide 13

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