TISA Hot Air Ballooneys: Analyzing Fuels & Making Hot Air Balloons
A video of my MYP Year 4 students analyzing their fuels for their hot air balloons and making their hot air balloon out of tissue paper.
TISA Hot Air Ballooneys: How to Make a Tissue-paper Hot Air Balloon
Detailed instructions on how to make a tissue-paper hot air balloon.
TISA Hot Air Ballooneys: Race to Enter & Fuel Analysis
Deciding on the Ballooney Baku "race" to enter their tissue-paper hot air balloon in, identifying the kind of fuel necessary to win the race, and analyzing the fuels.
TISA Hot Air Ballooneys Go For Ballooney Baku
This is how a series of lessons, using tissue-paper hot-air balloons as a stimulus for a study of Fuels and Energy in MYP year four Science, began at The International School of Azerbaijan in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Preparing for a Cracker of a Lesson
Video of my buddy Andy and I playing with fire crackers, testing out a demonstration before performing in front of students.
Sugar Daddy…with Flare
Who says sugar is bad for children?! It's especially not bad in a chemistry classroom where it can be used to create flares and to bring chemistry alive! This is the 6th Beauties vs. Brawns challenge.
Crystal Clear Magic…in Chemistry
When crystals in the Chemistry lab interact, it's not always crystal clear what is happening...unless you know Chemistry!
Speaking Volumes…in Chemistry
When liquids interact, there's lots to talk about in Chemistry. In this particular challenge, my students had to figure out what happens when two liquids are mixed.