Balloons Over Broadway Vocabulary

Front

What do we use to blow up our balloons?

Back

Helium is a gas that makes balloons float.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

Front

What happens when a balloon loses air?

Back

When a balloon loses air, it deflates and falls to the ground.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

What kind of toy needs batteries to work?

Back

A mechanical toy needs batteries to move or make sounds.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Front

What do balloons do when they move in the air?

Back

Balloons wobble when they float in the air.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

What does it mean to tether something?

Back

To tether something means to tie it down so it doesn't float away.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Front

What is helium?

Back

Helium is a light gas used to fill balloons.

Front

What does it mean to deflate?

Back

To deflate means to let air out of something, like a balloon.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

Front

What is a marionette?

Back

A marionette is a puppet that is controlled by strings.

Front

What does mechanical mean?

Back

Mechanical means something that works with machines or moving parts.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

Front

What does it mean when balloons are tethered?

Back

When balloons are tethered, they are tied to something to keep them in place.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A