2.25 Reading Comprehension

2.25 Reading Comprehension

Read pages 344-345

Then answer the questions on the next slide

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To make the hot air balloon fly a burner heats the

in a balloon so it will rise from the ground.

Read pages 346-349

Then answer the questions on the next slide

Fill in the Blanks

The Montgolfier brothers made a balloon out of paper and

.

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The Montgolfier balloon traveled more than

miles in 25 minutes.

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Jean-Pierre Blanchard flew a

balloon over the English Channel?

Multiple Choice

How was ballooning helpful during the war? (page 348)

• It could transport people safely

• They could attack with the balloons

• They could spy from the sky

Read pages 351-353

Then answer the questions on the next slide

Fill in the Blanks

Hot air is light. Hot air

up into the sky. (page 351)

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When a pilot wants the balloon to go down, they pull a

that lets out some of the hot air (page 353)

Read pages 354 and 355

Then answer the questions on the next slide

Open Ended

Would you like to fly in a hot air balloon?