In this STEM activity, students are provided with a variety of materials to build a hot air balloon. Teams of students will use their knowledge of density and heat transfer to design, construct, and test their balloon. The activity concludes with flight testing the balloons and then a review of the design features of all balloons for the most advantageous design features.
Material Type: Activity/Lab
This interactive resource allows students to investigate projectile motion using a simulation of a cannon ball ejected from a cannon.
Material Type: Interactive
Students will explore heat conduction and how materials are affected when different degrees of heat are applied to them (heating and cooling).
Material Type: Lesson Plan
Students will investigate and predict the changes that occur in states of matter when heat is applied or removed. Supplemental resources for this lesson can be found as separate entries in the collection. They are identified as "The Heat is On: Name of Resource."
Material Type: Lesson Plan
This video explains the cause/effects of volcanoes, followed by scientists answers to questions.
Material Type: Lesson
