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Hot Air HenryLanguage: English | |
A sassy Siamese cat stows away on a hot-air balloon and ends up taking a fur raising flight across the mountains. LeVar experiences a colorful and exciting expedition in a hot-air balloon. He takes viewers to a hot-air ballooning event, then provides a comical look into the past at some flying machines that never made it off the ground. Finally, LeVar visits the National Space Camp where kids find out what it takes to become an astronaut. |
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Here are activities to do after watching this episode: |
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Water-Filled Balloons Try having some family backyard fun with water-filled balloons. OppositesWhat is the opposite of hot? — cold Think of the opposites of this list of words |
Ring GliderMany early flying machines failed to get off the ground. See if you can make this simple flying machine work! You will need:
Your flying machine should look like this:
Now it’s time to test your flying machine to see how it works. Good luck! After taking a few test flights, adjust the size of the larger loop. Pull the inside end of the loop to make it smaller. Does it make a difference? |
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