Teaching Earth Science Using Hot Air Balloons

Autor/inn/en	Kuhl, James; Shaffer, Karen
Titel	Teaching Earth Science Using Hot Air Balloons
Quelle	In: Science Scope, 31 (2008) 5, S.38-43 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0887-2376
Schlagwörter	Science Activities; Metric System; Earth Science; Measurement; Trigonometry; Science Instruction; Teaching Methods; Hands on Science; Mathematical Concepts; Data Collection; Data Analysis; Mathematics Skills; Scientific Concepts; Integrated Curriculum; Language Arts; Middle Schools; Secondary School Science + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Metrischer Raum; Earth sciences; Geowissenschaften; Messverfahren; Trigonometrie; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Data capture; Datensammlung; Auswertung; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Sprachkultur; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule
Abstract	Constructing model hot air balloons is an activity that captures the imaginations of students, enabling teachers to present required content to minds that are open to receive it. Additionally, there are few activities that lend themselves to integrating so much content across subject areas. In this article, the authors describe how they have successfully used hot air balloons to teach metric measurement, proportions, trigonometric functions, density, convection, data collection and analysis, principles of engineering, and many other concepts and skills. (Contains 2 figures.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10