In SuperQuesters: The Case of the Stolen Sun, the SuperQuesters find out how something as heavy as a hot air balloon can leave the ground.
(The answer: because the hot air rises and fills the balloon!)
Design your own hot air balloon.
Time required to teach: 30 minutes. We suggest this supports a lesson on vehicles, energy or forces.
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Links to National Curriculum:
- KS1 Science – working scientifically; uses of everyday materials
- KS1 Design and Technology - design
Links to complementary resources: The activity sheet is linked to the book SuperQuesters: The Case of the Stolen Sun.
The first instalment in a STEM-sational series which inspires a love of STEM learning in children aged 4-8, through a unique blend of adventure stories and interactive play. Read the book, solve the quests using stickers and learn STEM skills in immersive ways never done before.
Meet Lilli and her best friends, Leo and Bea - three endlessly curious kids with BIG imaginations. When they unite to solve a challenging science problem, they turn into SUPERHEROES Lillicorn, Leo Zoom and Bea Bumble and journey to a world full of magic, adventure and quests.
Lilli, Bea and Leo are working on solving the science question of how objects such as a hot air balloon go up in the air. They journey to Questland in search of the answer. Upon their arrival the queen asks for their help. Lord Grumble and the Snapettes have stolen the sun and Questland is in darkness. Adventure and excitement await as the friends work together to crack this latest case. Can you help them track down Lord Grumble and his Snapettes and return the stolen sun to Questland?
Children develop 12 STEM skills including problem solving, coding, sequencing, debugging and algorithms as they complete each interactive quest…and discover their inner superhero along the way.
The book includes 100 reusable stickers (which can be removed for classroom use), a reward chart, glossary and answer page.
Also available in the SuperQuesters series:
- SuperQuesters: The Case of the Missing Memory - Shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Awards 2023: Children’s Book of the Year - STEM category
- SuperQuesters: The Case of the Great Energy Robbery
- SuperQuesters: The Case of the Angry Sea
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