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Activity
Museum of Science

Museum of Science and Industry: Activities: Fly a Hot Air Balloon

For Students 5th - 9th
Step-by-step instructions, with photos, of how to construct a hot-air balloon from tissue paper, to demonstrate that heated air expands, creating a convection current. This activity requires the use of a hot air gun and is labor-intensive.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Charles' Law

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Charles' law and the relationship between the volume and temperature of a gas.
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Unknown Type
McREL International

Mc Rel: Heating a Gas [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
An assessment question on the expansion of air when it is heated.