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In this activity, learners explore the human influences on the carbon cycle and examine how fossil fuels release carbon.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a hot air balloon using just a few sheets of tissue paper and a hair dryer.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners create a model of a hot air balloon using tissue paper and a hairdryer. Educators can use this activity to introduce learners to density and its role in why things float.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this online Flash game, learners take to the skies in a hot air balloon and are challenged to beat other balloonists' times to the finish line without crashing.

free Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this quick activity (located on page 2 of the PDF under GPS: Balloon Fiesta Activity), learners will see the effects of convection and understand what makes hot air balloons rise.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners assemble a hot-air balloon from tissue paper. The heated air (from a heat gun) inside the balloon is less dense than the surrounding air and causes the balloon to float.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Lift Off) is a full inquiry investigation into the engineering challenges of sending scientific sensors into space.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days