Science is Fun
Fun Science: Fireproof Balloon
Water has the ability to absorb lots of energy before it heats up. You can demonstrate this trait by trying to pop a balloon (containing water) with a flame.
Science is Fun
Science Fun: Bernoulli's Principle
This simple lab demonstrates Bernoulli's Principle using a balloon, a tennis ball and a hair dryer.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv Do It: Balloon Hovercraft
PBS site allows you to discover how air pressure works as you learn how to build your own hovercraft.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Dirtmeister's Science Lab: The Air Is There
An experiment to see how the temperature of an object affects how high it bounces. This site contains web links and notes for the teacher.
Science Museum of Minnesota
Science Museum of Minnesota: Air Cluster
Interesting site with links to activities about wind and air in many forms. Browse the different activities and investigations on the properties of air on the toolbar to the left of the page.
Carnegie Mellon University
Chem Collective: Osmotic Pressure
When a balloon is filled to near bursting with SF6 is left in air, it will often burst after a period of time. This is because the smaller N2 molecules diffuses into the balloon while the larger SF6 molecules remains causing the balloon...
NASA
Nasa: Rockets Educator Guide: Rocket Races
This lesson allows students to create their own rockets using foam trays and drinking straws that are powered by a balloon. Students will race their rockets on a track and determine why some rockets moved faster than others.
Technovation
Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Build a Plane Powered by Stored Energy
Using stored energy from a rubber band, balloon or spring, students will build a plane that can fly straight for 5 feet. On this site, find a lesson plan, tips, and a place for students to document their engineering design process.
NASA
Nasa: Rockets Educator Guide: Heavy Lifting
A lesson plan for students to construct balloon powered rockets. Students will be given the same materials to construct their own rocket and then have a contest to see who can launch the highest paperclip from their rocket.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: 3 M Young Scientist Lab: Two Stage Ballon Rocket
Build a multistage rocket from two balloons.
PBS
Pbs Nova: Estimating Up, Up and How Far Away?
Use this cleaver site to estimate how far away a hot air balloon is from you using your thumb and arm length.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Author: Jules Verne
This site focuses on the author Jules Verne. It includes a link to his biography and links to the full text of eleven novels: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in 80 Days, Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon, Five Weeks in a...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Balloon Car
Make 4-wheeled, air-powered cars that jet across the floor. Experiment with the design process and thrust in this activity from Design Squad Nation.
Science Bob Pflugfelder
Science Bob: Watch Yeast in Action!
Gives a procedure for observing the creation of carbon dioxide by active yeast. Following the procedure, a brief description of how yeast is used in bread is presented.
Other
Western Reserve Public Media: Math & Science Gumbo: Bake Shop
In these two lessons, students use pretzels and balloons to learn about reversible and non-reversible physical and chemical changes.
Other
Odyssey of the Mind: Air Express
Students use test their creativity and logic in the science-class activity through which they create a device that is powered by a deflating balloon.
Science is Fun
University of Wisconsin: Home Experiments
This resource presents a collection of simple science experiments kids can do using household materials. The procedures include diagrams and are simple to follow.
Other
Gpb Blogs: Students Ask: How Do Meteorologists Predict the Weather?
Today's post is a continuation of my communication with Ms. Jordan's 6th Grade Science Class at South Central Middle School! South Central MS is located in Emerson, Georgia, in Bartow County. They are very curious to know how...
Bill Nye
Bill Nye: Barometer in a Bottle
This tutorial by Bill Nye explains how to make a simple barometer using a jar and a balloon. The barometer is an old and accurate first look at predicting the weather by examining the pressure of the atmosphere. Discover how atmospheric...
McREL International
Mc Rel: Whelmer #33 Learning Activity: Density Balloon
A simple activity that investigates the effect of heat on the volume of a gas. The activity is presented in lesson plan format that meets NSES standards.
National Institutes of Health
Niehs: Breathtaking Fun
Learn how your lungs help you breathe by making a model of the way your lungs work using a clear plastic bottle, scissors, and two medium-sized balloons.
Other
Bright Hub: Technology Used to Collect Weather Data
Technology used to collect weather data employs a number of devices such as satellites and weather balloons to perform a very important function to our daily living; forecasting the weather.
Other
Zvi Har El: Jules Vern Collection
This collection includes a biography, a complete bibliography, pictures of Jules Verne stamps, scholarly articles, a chronology and a Jules Verne virtual library.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Static Electricity: Creating Lightning on Much Smaller Scale
In this elementary science activity, students will experiment with static electricity using balloons. After investigating how balloons attract and repel various objects, students will watch a simulation of static electricity to help gain...