Teaching On The Edge

Teaching on the Edge is a resource for 5-8th grade students interested in

learning using high altitude ballooning.  Used in conjunction with the

accompanying website, the book is loaded with basic information such as

history and the science behind high altitude balloons.  Additionally, it

includes three lessons that teach basic strategies for understanding how

GPS works, the scientific methods behind ballooning, as well as how the

earth’s atmosphere is a system of interrelated parts.


This book was made possible by a National Science Foundation research

grant as well as a collaboration between Ball State University and Taylor

University.