Children and Youth programm

Workshops

This year's first at the Held Trophy is for our youngsters: Karl-Josef Hein will be offering a work shop on hot air balloons for children. Adults are welcome, but will be asked to sit in the back row...

The 2 hours long workshop takes place in the Pavillion on the launch field:

• Friday, May 23rd, 8 - 10 AM
• Friday, May 23rd, 10 - 12 AM
• Friday, May 23rd, 2 - 4 PM
• Saturday, May 24th, 8 - 10 AM
• Saturday, May 24th, 10 - 12 AM
• Saturday, May 24th, 3 - 5 PM
• Saturday, May 24th, 8 - 10 AM
• Saturday, May 24th, 10 - 12 AM

Jupp's workshop are two entertaining and interesting hours, after which the young participants will leave with lots of new insights, knowledge and a papermodelballoon per group.

Sunday at 1PM there will be the big competition:

Paper Model Balloon Competition

Which home-made hot-air balloon goes furthest?
If it's yours, you win a flight in a real balloon!
Click here for a list of experiments and instructions:

• Build your own balloon >>>
• Instructions for a Indio balloon >>>
• Instructions for a Montgolfiere >>>
• Instructions for a cube balloon >>>
• Instructions for a paperballoon by Feuerballon.de >>>

Delivery: Your entries can be delivered on May 23rd from 8AM onwards directly at the Pavillion on the launch field.

The competition entries will be displayed in the event marquee during the whole period of the Held Trophy. We will test the model balloons on Sunday 8 th July 2007 at mid-day and decide the winner.

The children's prize giving ceremony will take place immediately before the International Held Trophy main prize-giving ceremony and will be held at 14:30 .

Ballooning at school

Art: Almost every envelope looks different, mostly they are happy and cheerful, coloured and attractive. What would an Appenzell hot-air balloon look like?

History: Since human memory began, people have dreamt of flying, and therefore there are many possible links to integrate into the subject into the lessons, beginning with the Greek myths (Hermes), through the Renaissance (Da Vinci ), the French revolution (the brothers Montgolfier) up to Switzerland on the threshold of the 21st century (the dynasty of Piccard ).
The history of aviation (Brockhaus) >>>
In the air, but how? (blind kuh.de) >>>
The dream of aviation (Luftfahrtgeschichte.com) >>>
Planet knowledge >>>
Traffic workshop >>>

Physics: A hot-air balloon does not fly, it "goes" … and demonstrates physical laws in an easy-to-understand way.
Balloons can be used by teachers to demonstrate applied physics (with experiments!) >>>

Meteorology and geography : Height and winds determine the routes taken for short and long adventures. Balloon flights are amusing examples that indicate how the global winds can move and have been used (e.g., Bertrand Piccards around-the-world flight ), however, also the local weather conditions also have an influence. With favourable weather conditions one can even cross the Alps …

Calculation : Of course balloons can be also be incorporated in the teaching of Mathematics , where volumes, weights, and the similar must be calculated.

Language: Hot-air balloon could be an essay topic or a reading subject (see, e.g., in Jules Vern's classic "Around the World in 80 days" or his travel novel "Five weeks in a balloon").

Karl-Josef Hein will be happy to provide the introduction to the subject.

Pictures by K-J. Hein

Pictures of previous years' painting competition

for further pictures, please visit the internet gallery >>>