Decide why you would travel in a hot air balloon.  To decide this find the answers to the questions below by clicking on the links.  This will help you learn more about this method of transportation.

1.  When was this type of transportation invented?

2.  What were hot air balloons first used for?

3.  Find out what makes hot air balloons special, or "cool".

4.  How does a hot air balloon move?

5.  List or discuss three interesting facts about hot air balloons.
 

Write your answers on a sheet of paper or you can use Microsoft Word to type your answers.  Or you and your class might choose to answer the questions out loud instead of writing down your responses.