Balloons Over Broadway Activity Thanksgiving Parade STEM Challenge

Have a Balloons Over Broadway Thanksgiving Day Parade Activity with a Green Screen and Editable Canva Slides!

Make learning fun with this Balloons Over Broadway Activity in which students design their very own Balloons Over Broadway Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon! Perfect companion to the Thanksgiving read aloud book Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet.

Not only do students design the balloon, but as an added challenge they must create a device to keep it floating in the air!

Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what didn't.

After the balloons are created, have a classroom Thanksgiving Day Parade and a contest to see who made the best balloon!

Included Extension Activity Ideas:

Included with this resource are two extension ideas to add technology to the challenge. The first one is to attach the balloon to a robot and code a parade path. The other extension activity is to use a green screen to video the parade balloons and add a photo of New York in the background.

Aligns with NGSS and Common Core.

Includes:

• Teacher and Student Instructions
• Editable Canva Slides
• Student Planning Pages
• Student Reflection Pages
• Animal Float Printables
• STEAM Journal
• Contest Voting Cards and Award
• NGSS and Common Core Standards

Material List:

• Balloons
• Tape
• Decorations Such as Ribbons or String
• Paper
• Straws
• Popsicle Sticks
• Markers
• Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet (recommended)