San Jose students test weather balloons; learn lessons about science, teamwork

SAN JOSE (KGO) -- Third graders at Blackford Elementary in San Jose got a hands-on experience Friday making weather balloons.

Over the past few weeks the kids got advice from NASA scientists. This morning, everyone got a chance to test their designs.
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The exercise taught the kids about science, but perhaps more importantly about teamwork.

"I wanted all my teammates to be happy with the hot air balloon too, so we had a conversation to see which one we liked the most, and we chose that, and it worked out pretty good," said Ramma, a third grade student.

Many of the students' parents came out to see the successful launches.