What do hot air balloons do?You can make a small hot air balloon with just a teabag and a lighter.The article explains how to make your very own hot air balloon.This activity requires parental supervision for young children.
Step 1: The necessary materials need to be gathered.
To make a hot air balloon, you will need a teabag, scissors, a lighter, markers, and parental supervision.For this experiment, a teabag with string attached will work best.Parents need to watch this experiment because it involves fire.The teabag needs to be dry.
Step 2: The teabag has a string and staple on it.
You can pour out the contents of the teabag once the staple is removed.You can simply dispose of the loose tea if you pour it into a cup.You can make the teabag look like a ghost by drawing a face on it with a marker.It could be made to look like a rocket ship.
Step 3: The teabag should be upright on the tray.
The bag should be unfolded so that it can stand on its own.Put the teabag into a cylinder shape.Put the teabag on top of the foil.A baking pan or ceramic plate can be used as a base for the teabag.
Step 4: The teabag is on fire.
There should be parental supervision for this step.Light the top of the teabag on fire with a match or lighter.The hot air balloon will be initiated by this.If you want to perform multiple tests, you will need multiple teabags because at the end of the experiment the teabag will get burned up.
Step 5: You should watch it burn.
The teabag burns to the bottom as the flame consumes it.You have your very own hot air balloon once the teabag reaches the bottom.It will rise and then fall.You will be able to catch and dispose of it as it falls.The teabag rises because of the heat inside the bag.The air inside the bag becomes less dense as the air outside gets hotter.The bag goes up because of the difference in densities.
Step 6: Measure how high the teabag is.
Before the teabag starts falling back down, try to catch it at its highest point.At this point, have a friend measure the distance between your hand and the table.If you want to test different conditions with the teabags, record the results of each teabag's flight.If you want to compare the results, record the height for each test.
Step 7: Different sized teabags can be used.
Use jumbo sized teabags or cut them smaller.What happens when you light it?Does the size of the bag affect the teabag's ability to fly?Does a bigger bag fly higher?Cut the teabag in half and then in thirds.Which size flies higher?
Step 8: There are test conditions with wet teabags.
Put a small amount of water on the teabag after setting it up.Look at the results after lighting it on fire.Does the teabag catch fire?Does it burn more quickly?Is it still flying?Use different amounts of water to see how it affects the teabag's flight.Is it different if there is a little bit of water and a teabag?
Step 9: Work with your parents.
It's best to have parental supervision because you will be using fire.They will make sure nothing goes wrong with the experiment.
Step 10: Caution is used with the flame.
Working with an open flame can be dangerous.If something goes wrong, always have a fire blanket or extinguisher on hand.This is a simple experiment and should work, but you need to be careful.
Step 11: The experiment can be done in an open space.
The safest place to be when working with fire is outdoors.If you must be indoors, make sure you have enough space between your workbench and the ceiling.