Up & Away! Hot Air Balloons Teacher Resource Pack, Key Stage 1, Year 1

This pack provides a cross-curricular topic, based on the History National Curriculum suggestion of 'first aeroplane flight' for events beyond living memory, focussing on hot air balloons.

Lesson 1 - The timeline of flight

An historical exploration of flight, both man-made and natural, that helps children put the subjects into an historical context.

    Lesson 2 - How hot air balloons fly

    The science of flight, looking at how various natural creatures and man-made objects (including balloons) fly.

      Lesson 3 - Pioneers of ballooning

      The history of ballooning through six of its pioneers, from the Montgolfier brothers in 1783 to Steve Fossett in 2002.

        Lesson 4 - Let's plan a hot air balloon flight

        Creating a plan for an imaginary balloon flight, using geographical and sequencing skills to read maps and create a flight plan. Images and clips from a real balloon flight are provided.

          Lesson 5 - Let's make a model hot air balloon

          Step-by-step instructions on how to make a beautiful and accurate papier mâché model of a hot air balloon.

            Ancillary-material

            Includes a classroom poster of the timeline of flight and an end-of-course quiz.

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