This week we continued working with our “Transportation” unit. We learned that there are a lot of ways to travel in the sky, such as an airplane, hot air balloon, helicopter and rocket ships. This week we learned a little about them.
The hot air balloon was the first form of air travel to successfully carry humans in the air. They used hot air to fill the balloon, because hot air has a lower density than regular outside air, so the balloon can fly.
We talked about how airplanes help people travel around the world faster. The airplane has wings and it can fly using a propeller or jet engine.
Helicopters use a rotor to fly. They are faster than cars and can take you to a hospital faster, and it can also be used by the police to patrol around the city.
Rocket ships can transport things just like airplanes do but they bring things to space to help people learn more about the universe that we are living in. Rocket ships use fuel to produce gas, that gas exits the rocket ship from the rear end with so much force that they can fly all the way to the space.
The kids enjoyed making projects such as hot air balloons, rocket ships and helicopters. They enjoyed all of them, but especially the rocket ships!
Vocabulary words:
Globo aerostático-hot air balloon,
Avión-airplane,
Helicoptero-helicopter,
Cohete-rocket ship.
The kids did a great job learning the new vocabulary!
Letra
F f – makes the same sound in English and Spanish.
Número
8 – ocho
Fígura
Óvalo – oval
Color
Café – brown
Have a wonderful long weekend