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The Aeronauts Lesson for High School: Hot Air Balloon Engineering Design Challenge

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The Aeronauts by Amazon Studios

Subject Science — Crosscutting Concepts, Engineering, Technology, and Application of Science, Physics, Science and Engineering Practices

Grade Level Grades 9-12

Resource Type Activity, Assessment, Handout, Lesson Plan, Presentation, Worksheet

Attributes

Good for Parents

Standards Alignment

Next Generation Science Standards

License

Attribution Non-commercial NoDerivative

CC (BY-NC-ND)

About This Lesson

Check out The Aeronauts lesson for high school for a fun way to engage your students in learning about aeronautics, atmospheric pressure, and engineering.

Learning Targets

Students can:

Use a digital simulation to collect data.
Use displacement to find the volume of a fluid.
Describe the relationship between the mass of an object and the mass of the fluid displaced by that object.
Communicate the conditions necessary for an object to float.
Communicate the conditions necessary for an object to sink.
Design and construct a balloon for flight based on the design criteria.
Research and report on the history of aeronautics (ENRICH Option 1).
Interpret atmospheric data to determine how atmospheric pressure, temperature, wind speed and relative humidity change with altitude in the troposphere (ENRICH Option 2).

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High School Engineering Design Challenge Copyedited.pdf

Lesson Plan

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Balloon Data Graphing and Presentation Rubric (EXTEND OPTION 2).docx

Presentation

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Power Point - Balloon Data.pptx

Presentation

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Online Resources to Support Balloon Engineering Design Challenge3 copyedited.pdf

Handout, Worksheet

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Online Resources to Support Ballooning Research Reports3 copyedited.pdf

Activity

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Data Recording Sheet - Forces and Fluids - Why do things float5 copyedited.pdf

Handout, Worksheet

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91.31 KB

Power Point - Forces and Fluids Simulation - Why do things float (1).pptx

Presentation

February 10, 2020

2.43 MB

Balloon Challenge Power Point[1].pptx

Presentation

February 10, 2020

911.63 KB

Pre assessment - Forces and Fluids - Why do things float.docx

Assessment

February 13, 2020

69.26 KB

Videos

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Standards

HS-PS2-1

Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration.

HS-PS2-3

Apply scientific and engineering ideas to design, evaluate, and refine a device that minimizes the force on a macroscopic object during a collision.

HS-PS2-1

Analyze data to support the claim that Newton's second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration.

Use a computer simulation to model the impact of proposed solutions to a complex real-world problem with numerous criteria and constraints on interactions within and between systems relevant to the problem.

HS-ETS1-1

Analyze a major global challenge to specify qualitative and quantitative criteria and constraints for solutions that account for societal needs and wants.

HS-ETS1-4

HS-ETS1-1

Analyze a major global challenge to specify qualitative and quantitative criteria and constraints for solutions that account for societal needs and wants.

HS-ETS1-3

Evaluate a solution to a complex real-world problem based on prioritized criteria and trade-offs that account for a range of constraints, including cost, safety, reliability, and aesthetics, as well as possible social, cultural, and environmental impacts.

HS-ETS1-2

Design a solution to a complex real-world problem by breaking it down into smaller, more manageable problems that can be solved through engineering.

HS-ETS1-3

HS-ETS1-2

Design a solution to a complex real-world problem by breaking it down into smaller, more manageable problems that can be solved through engineering.

HS-PS2-2

Use mathematical representations to support the claim that the total momentum of a system of objects is conserved when there is no net force on the system.

HS-PS2-5

Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that an electric current can produce a magnetic field and that a changing magnetic field can produce an electric current.

HS-PS2-4

Use mathematical representations of Newton's Law of Gravitation and Coulomb's Law to describe and predict the gravitational and electrostatic forces between objects.