Hot Air Balloons Lesson

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Submission Information
Authors	UTeach Middle School PhET Team
Contact Email	elyse.zimmer@gmail.com
School / Organization	UTeach UT-Austin
Submitted	12/07/25
Updated	12/07/25
Contribution Description
Title	Hot Air Balloons Lesson
Simulations	Balon dan Gaya Apung
Keywords	buoyancy, hot air balloons, convection
Description	Lesson Objectives: 1. Students will be able to describe how hot air balloons rise and determine the conditions necessary to keep a balloon afloat by using a computer simulation. 2. Students will be able to explain the principle that warm air expands when heated and how heat is transferred through convection. 3. Students will be able to construct and launch a hot air balloon. 4. Students will be able to generalize the relationship between temperature, volume and pressure. Standards: TEKS Science: 6.2E, 6.3A-C, 6.9A-B CCRS Science Standards: VII-I1, VIII-A2, VIII-A4, VIII-F1, VIII-F3 Note: The .doc version includes additional teacher resources, such as, background content, common misconceptions and a vocabulary list. It also has all worksheets as editable content.
Level	Middle School
Type	Lab
Subject	Chemistry
Duration	120 minutes
Answers Included	Yes
Language	English

	Content Level
Content Standard	K-4	5-8	9-12
Science as Inquiry - A
Physical Science - B
Life Science - C
Earth & Space Science - D
Science & Technology - E
Science in Personal and Social Perspective - F
History and Nature of Science - G

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