This is the Earth Balloon from Chicago, Illinois. It is 20 feet high and 25 feet wide. The giant balloon is hand painted and made of 24 strips. The strips are sewn together. The balloon is in 24 strips because there are 24 hours in a day.
This is the seventh and eighth grade students helping the lower grades make a map out of candy. The licorice is rivers, the Hershey kisses are mountains, the M&M's are deserts, and the Starburst are major cities.
	This is inside the Earth Ballon. Can you Guess what continent this is...North America. The inside has all the continents, the plates, cities populated over 50,000, mountains, and oceans, lakes, and rivers.