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Take a look at our guidance to help you carry out your\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/staying-safe-and-safeguarding/safety/managing-a-safe-scout-premises/general-information/general-information-on-managing-your-premises/risk-assessment/\u0022 title=\u0022Risk Assessment\u0022\u003Erisk assessment,\u003C/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;including examples.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EMake sure all young people and adults involved in the activity know how to take part safely.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EMake sure you\u2019ll have enough adult helpers. You may need some parents and carers to help.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022OutlineElement Ltr SCXW34807429 BCX4\u0022\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EPlanning and setting up this activity\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EPlan to run this activity indoors to prevent plastic pollution, and prepare a collection point for all materials to be reused or recycled after the activity.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EBin bags used should be biodegradable or recycled plastic bags, encourage reusing people might already have at home instead of buying new ones.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EYou could bring in a range of recycled or biodegradable materials to see which works best. Such as: lightweight fabric, tissue paper, compostable bags, reusable shopping bags, or packaging film.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003ECreating bin bag hot air balloons\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EDivide participants into small groups. Explain you\u2019ll be making hot air balloons using bin bags and recycled materials.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EFirst, each group should take a bin bag and tie the handles together.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EOne person in each group should take the bin bag and, holding the bag by the handles, wave it from side to side or around so it fills with air.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EOnce it\u0027s filled with air, turn the bag upside down, so the handles are pointing towards the ground, and let go. The bag will likely float down to the ground.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEach group should talk about what happened and why they think it happened.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThe bag sunk because the air inside it is cold. Cold air is heavy, so the bag sinks.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003ELaunch the bin bag hot air balloons\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ENow, each group should take a black bin bag, cardboard tube (such as an empty toilet paper roll) and a hairdryer. You may need extension leads, depending on where your plug sockets are.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ETie the bin bag handles together, so that only a small opening remains and tuck the handles inside so they\u2019re not loose. This is like the balloon of a hot air balloon.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWith adult supervision, slide a cardboard tube into the bag opening.\u0026nbsp;This\u0027ll make it easier to fill the bags with air and it\u0027ll also reduce the risk of the bags melting. This is like the skirt or throat of a hot air balloon.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWith adult supervision, while someone holds the bags using the hairdryer on the coolest setting, one person from each group should slowly fill the bin bag with air. The cool setting will still create warm air, but won\u2019t melt the bags. This is like the burner of a hot air balloon.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAs they fill with warm air, they bin bags should start to float and eventually fly away. As the air inside them cools, they\u0027ll sink back down to the ground.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ELet each person have a go and see how high they can get the plastic bag hot air balloon to fly.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EHow it works\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAsk everyone why the bag floated with the warm air, but not the cold air.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EExplain that warm air is lighter than cold air because the air particles are spread out. 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