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Buy Sky Lanterns

 -- BUY SKY LANTERNS - domestic internet fireworks supplies - Skylighter - www.skylighter.com - Very Fast Flying Lanterns! - Plus lots of other cool stuff. Includes essays, videos and instructions for planning, designing and building both fireworks and paper hot air balloons -  "Can mere mortals make sky lanterns?" - Video -   Homemade Sky Lantern Launch

- - BUY SKY LANTERNS - "Soar High and Travel Far" - Flying Lanterns were invented in China around 1,800 years ago - for military communications. To signal safety - or danger. Plus to warn the people of enemy attack. Plus to celebrate holidays - Light Path of Heaven to Earth. Nowdays fire balloons fly all around the world by the millions. Adding up over many centuries into billions. Purchase sky lanterns on both - eBay and Amazon - for only two or three dollars apiece. Plus fireworks stores. Flying lanterns are mostly manufacturered in China and Thailand.

- - Cool Science Project - Really neat electric motor kids can make with just a few paperclips and a battery. Plus a magnet! Which you can probably make from a refrigerator magnet.

Plans for Building Model Hot Air Balloons

-  "Building and Flying Paper Hot Air Balloons"-- Instructions and diagrams for a five foot diameter, 70 cubic foot model.  Inspired by the fire balloon tradition in Burma.

- How to Make a "Box Shaped" Hot Air Balloon -- This pattern looks easier to build than a spherical balloon.

- Community Learning Network -- Lesson plan and instructions for building paper hot air balloons.

-  Fire Balloons -- A fire balloon enthusiast's website on paper balloons, heated with an alcohol-soaked cotton ball.

-  Turma Amor Eterno --  Photograph page for Brazil association that promotes paper hot air balloon culture.

-  Aerostats of Leonidion Greece -- Every Easter hundreds of fire balloons are launched over the Mediterranean Sea.

- Mrs. Mitchell's Virtual School -- Educational links to hot air balloon activities.

- Blastvalve -- Ballooning Search Engine and Directory -- Includes links to model hot air balloon sites.

- World Wide Web Balloon Pages -- Joop De Wilde -- Netherlands  -- Comprehensive list of ballooning links.

- Plantraco Radio Controlled Blimps -- Plantraco -- Helium filled models, battery powered, for indoor flight.

- Radio Controlled Ballooning -- Student with pictures of his radio-controlled balloon.
 

- NASA's Allstar Network  -- Aeronautics Learning Laboratory for Science Technology and Research.

- Ask a High Energy Astronomer -- A NASA Scientist explains how hot air balloons work.

- Buddy Bombard  -- Hot Air Balloon Tours over historic regions of Europe.

- Caquot Type R Observation Balloon -- Balloon from First World War is on display at the USAF Museum.

- Vidicom Media Productions -- Presents photographs and videos of the Hindenberg Disaster, other Zeppelins, modern airships and other aircraft.

- Graf Zeppelin --Flying over New York City.

- Precision Aerodynamics -- Parachute Manufacturer -- Links to educational resources related to aeronautics..

- Gas Laws -- Includes descriptions of the various Gas Laws, and experiments for demonstrating them.

Science Project Websites

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