Cut out carefully, you will now have 6 separate balloon panels. Carefully paste the six panels together to make the balloon, leaving one end open. Make a collar for the balloon by folding another sheet of tissue paper into four. Glue the strip to the panels at the open end to form a neck. Use a hair dryer or fan heater to inflate the balloon.
Pupils hold the balloon.
Devise fair tests and have pupils compete in a balloon aloft contest for height reached and time aloft. Your pupils are graphic designers who have been chosen to design a balloon for one of your local area businesses. The name, colours and logo of the business must be represented on the balloon. It must be colourful and able to be clearly seen from a distance. Pupils design visibility tests to check their colour combinations.