It was an exciting day at KES! Today the children learned all about hot air ballooning through a PTO sponsored assembly given by Mr. Carroll Teitsworth of Liberty Balloon Company. Due to early morning weather conditions, the demonstration was held in the gym. The children saw a slide show presentation covering the science behind hot air ballooning. Then came the exciting part, the inflation of the real, full sized balloon inside the gym. Because it was held inside, large fans were used to fill the balloon with air on it's side. Then, the students were able to get a "tour" while sitting inside the giant balloon...which they learned today is called the envelope. After this, they went outside for a demonstration of the basket portion complete with the burners.
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