The National Air and Space Museum, along with the help of teachers from across the country launched medium altitude balloons that could potentially travel around the globe. Learn about these special balloons as well as how HAM radio is used to track them in this special broadcast. Filmed live on October 9, 2020. To learn more about balloons be sure to check out this episode of STEM in 30: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqoXjiWnm2Y&list=PL6RlkQnoCx_UeWQpT5dDXUssF94xYSPkH&index=1 For more learning resources about balloons check out Smithsonian Learning Lab: https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/balloons/C9mXWNeWprqoXUr6#r For more FREE teacher resources from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum visit STEM in 30, the museum's Emmy nominated TV show for middle school students: https://airandspace.si.edu/stem-30
Video Duration:
19 min 28 sec
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