How Parade Balloons Fly
Students read a nonfiction passage about how giant parade balloons are made and flown, written at 7 reading levels (2nd grade to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
Student Objectives
- Read a nonfiction passage about how giant parade balloons are made and flown.
- Find details that explain why helium makes a balloon float.
- Explain the order of steps in building a balloon, from sketch to finished fabric.
- Explain how a safety rule about wind is connected to past accidents.