Summary
“How Do Hot Air Balloons Work?” is a short SciShow Kids science video for the K–5 classroom. It explains how a piece of technology works to help us. Quick to drop into a science lesson, a center, or a few spare minutes before the bell.
Viewer safety
All ages
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
This video explains how a piece of technology works.
- What technology does this video explain?
- What problem does it help people solve?
- Where have you seen this technology used?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: technology, machine, electricity, circuit.
Try it: Find one machine in your classroom and describe the job it does for you.