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Can It Fly?

Can it fly? Children look at a range of items and suggest if they are able to fly or not using a presentation and a card sort activity.Why do balloons fly? Children investigate the lifting force produced by helium-filled balloons.

Can it fly? Children look at a range of items and suggest if they are able to fly or not using a presentation and a card sort activity.Why do balloons fly? Children investigate the lifting force produced by helium-filled balloons.

Key Stage

ONE

Age

5-7

Learning

Curiosity, Team work, Forces and Movement

Time

30 mins

Difficulty

HARD

Materials

PowerPoint presentation for use with an interactive whiteboard, Print and cut cards for card-sort activity, Helium-filled balloons, and Rubber balloons filled with air

Teacher Pack

YES

Links

Presentation Teacher Pack Credit: Aviation Heritage Lincolnshire