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- Title
BALLOON'S UP!
- Authors
Beck, Kris; Medintz, Todd; Beck-Winchatz, Bernhard
- Abstract
The article describes the use of a weather balloon by Chicago Public School middle school students in Illinois to run experiments on waves in the stratosphere, based on the U.S. Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Radio communication with the balloon in flight, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations for balloon experiments, and Burley Elementary School's partnership with DePaul University are discussed.
- Subjects
WEATHER balloons; STRATOSPHERE; WAVES (Physics); NEXT Generation Science Standards (Education); UNITED States. Federal Aviation Administration; CHICAGO Public Schools; RADIO broadcasting education; EDUCATION
- Publication
Science Scope, 2013, Vol 37, Issue 2, p40
- ISSN
0887-2376
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2505/4/ss13_037_02_40