The Balloon Pop interactive is a versatile, multiple-answer game that allows students to differentiate between similar items. Use Balloon Pop to help learners identify and categorize related or nuanced concepts.
There are two types of questions for this game. One uses smaller balloons, and is designed for giving 10 answer choices made up of shorter words or numbers. The other question type allows for 5 larger balloons. This extra space permits more content for each answer choice and larger images.
Balloon Pop Sample
Balloon Pop Sample Formatting
Complete the interactive above. Then, study the sample formatting below to see how it was authored.
[insert Balloon Pop interactive]
[Insert Small Balloon Pop Question 1]
Question: Pop the balloons that
contain integers.
Answer Choice: \({ -\sqrt{31} }\)
*Answer Choice: \({ -6 }\)
Answer Choice: \({ \text{𝜋} }\)
Answer Choice: \({ \frac{1}{4} }\)
*Answer Choice: \({ \sqrt{16} }\)
Answer Choice: \({ 18.75 }\)
*Answer Choice: \({ 0 }\)
*Answer Choice: \({ 34 }\)
Answer Choice: \({ -2\frac{1}{2} }\)
*Answer Choice: \({ -112 }\)
Feedback: You correctly identified all the integers!
[END Small Balloon Pop Question 1]
[Insert Large Balloon Question 2]
Question: Pop the balloons that
show quadrilaterals.
*Answer Choice: [insert image Shutterstock 1833208864
square]
*Answer Choice: [insert image Shutterstock 1833208864
trapezoid]
Answer Choice: [insert image Shutterstock 1833208864
octagon]
Answer Choice: [insert image Shutterstock 1833208864
triangle]
*Answer Choice: [insert image Shutterstock 1833208864
rhombus]
Feedback: The quadrilaterals include the square and
rhombuses.
[END Large Balloon Question 2]
[Insert Small Balloon Pop Question 3]
Question: Look at the graph of \({ g(x) }\) shown. Pop
the balloons that describe the characteristics of this
curve.
[insert image: balloon_pop_q3_graph.png]
*Answer Choice: \({ a }\) is positive
Answer Choice:
Answer Choice:
Answer Choice:
*Answer Choice:
*Answer Choice:
Answer Choice:
*Answer Choice:
Answer Choice:
Answer Choice:
Correct Feedback: You correctly identified all the
characteristics of the parabola!
[END Small Balloon Pop Question 3]
[Insert Small Balloon Pop Question 4]
Question: Pop the balloons that show
processed foods.
*Answer Choice: Cereal
Answer Choice: Salad
Answer Choice: Apple
*Answer Choice: Bacon
Answer Choice: Green Beans
Answer Choice: Cashew Nuts
*Answer Choice: Hot Dogs
Answer Choice: Salmon
*Answer Choice: Soda
*Answer Choice: Pretzels
Feedback: You correctly identified all of the processed
foods.
[END Small Balloon Pop Question 4]
[Insert Small Balloon Pop Question 5]
Question: Pop the balloons that show
consequences of climate change.
Answer Choice: improvement in air quality
*Answer Choice: loss of biodiversity
Answer Choice: creation of new jobs
Answer Choice: improvement in agriculture
Answer Choice: increase in population
*Answer Choice: increase in global temperature
*Answer Choice: rise in sea level
*Answer Choice: prolonged droughts
*Answer Choice: extreme weather events
*Answer Choice: decrease in population
Feedback: You correctly identified all consequences of
climate change!
[END Small Balloon Pop Question 5]
[END Balloon Pop interactive]
Customizable Content:
- Question Content (can be highlighted, include images, tables, etc.)
- Balloon Content and Images
- Question content, balloon content and feedback can have audio
- Correct Feedback
Constraints:
- 1-10 question sets per activity.
- 10 answer choices for Small Balloon version
- 5 answer choices for Large Balloon version
- Any correct amount per question.
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Images should be easily identifiable in small views.
- Min-width: ~50px
- Max-width: ~150px
- Answer choices are text, audio, or image based.
Formatting Template
To use a Balloon Pop interactive, copy and paste the text shown below, and replace the placeholder text with your own. Remember, you can choose Large Balloon questions (5 answer choices, best for images and longer content) or Small Balloon questions (10 answer choices, best for smaller text) and mix and match them up to 10 times per activity. If no audio is needed, simply delete it from the template.
[Insert Balloon Pop interactive]
[Insert Small Balloon Pop Question 1]
Question: INSERT QUESTION HERE,
HIGHLIGHT KEY TERMS
Question Audio: INSERT QUESTION AUDIO HERE
*Answer Choice: ANSWER CHOICE 1
Answer Choice 1 Audio: INSERT ANSWER CHOICE 1 AUDIO
*Answer Choice: ANSWER CHOICE 2
Answer Choice 2 Audio: INSERT ANSWER CHOICE 2 AUDIO
*Answer Choice: ANSWER CHOICE 3
Answer Choice 3 Audio: INSERT ANSWER CHOICE 3 AUDIO
Answer Choice: ANSWER CHOICE 4
Answer Choice 4 Audio: INSERT ANSWER CHOICE 4 AUDIO
Answer Choice: ANSWER CHOICE 5
Answer Choice 5 Audio: INSERT ANSWER CHOICE 5 AUDIO
*Answer Choice: ANSWER CHOICE 6
Answer Choice 6 Audio: INSERT ANSWER CHOICE 6 AUDIO
*Answer Choice: ANSWER CHOICE 7
Answer Choice 7 Audio: INSERT ANSWER CHOICE 7 AUDIO
*Answer Choice: ANSWER CHOICE 8
Answer Choice 8 Audio: INSERT ANSWER CHOICE 8 AUDIO
Answer Choice: ANSWER CHOICE 9
Answer Choice 9 Audio: INSERT ANSWER CHOICE 9 AUDIO
Answer Choice: ANSWER CHOICE 10
Answer Choice 10 Audio: INSERT ANSWER CHOICE 10 AUDIO
Correct Feedback: INSERT CORRECT FEEDBACK HERE
Correct Feedback Audio: INSERT CORRECT FEEDBACK AUDIO
[END Small Balloon Pop Question 1]
[END Balloon Pop interactive]
Note: * marks the correct answer.
[Insert Balloon Pop interactive]
[Insert Large Balloon Pop Question 1]
Question: INSERT QUESTION HERE,
HIGHLIGHT KEY TERMS
Question Audio: INSERT QUESTION AUDIO HERE
*Answer Choice: ANSWER CHOICE 1
Answer Choice 1 Audio: INSERT ANSWER CHOICE 1 AUDIO
*Answer Choice: ANSWER CHOICE 2
Answer Choice 2 Audio: INSERT ANSWER CHOICE 2 AUDIO
*Answer Choice: ANSWER CHOICE 3
Answer Choice 3 Audio: INSERT ANSWER CHOICE 3 AUDIO
Answer Choice: ANSWER CHOICE 4
Answer Choice 4 Audio: INSERT ANSWER CHOICE 4 AUDIO
Answer Choice: ANSWER CHOICE 5
Answer Choice 5 Audio: INSERT ANSWER CHOICE 5 AUDIO
Correct Feedback: INSERT CORRECT FEEDBACK HERE
Correct Feedback Audio: INSERT CORRECT FEEDBACK AUDIO
[Large Balloon Pop Question 1]
[END Balloon Pop interactive]
Note: * marks the correct answer.
