Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Why Do Aerobie Flying Rings Go So Much Further Than Frisbees?

For Students 6th - 9th
Use the instructions from this Science Buddies project to develop your hypothesis on whether flying rings fly farther than flying disks. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and...
Activity
The Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute: Long Flight

For Students 9th - 10th
This website examines the first trans-Atlantic flight flown by John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown, two British fliers. Offers biographies, and additional links about the flight.
Website
Library of Congress

Loc: The Dream of Flight

For Students 9th - 10th
The Library of Congress has opened its vast resources and created an exhibition commemorating the centennial of flight. The library uses "some of its rarest and most significant materials," to present this aviation history exhibit. Be...
Website
Library of Congress

Loc: The Dream of Flight

For Students 9th - 10th
The Library of Congress has opened its vast resources and created an exhibition commemorating the centennial of flight. The Library uses "Some of its rarest and most significant materials," to present this beautiful website. Be sure to...
Lesson Plan
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Learning Lab: How Things Fly: Activities for Teaching Flight

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Through this series of three lessons, students will gain an understanding of the basics of flight. They will learn about the four forces of flight and practice their observation skills through a number of fun experiments. In addition,...
Activity
Smithsonian Institution

National Air and Space Museum: Milestones of Flight

For Students 9th - 10th
This Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum site tells the history of fight with an easy to use timeline. Also, find out about specific flights in the list of links.
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Future Flights!

For Teachers 5th - 7th
This lesson is an exciting conclusion to the airplanes unit that encourages young scholars to think creatively. After a review of the concepts learned, students will design their own flying machine based on their knowledge of the forces...
Interactive
NASA

Nasa: Future Flight: Aeronautics Lab

For Students 3rd - 8th
This interactive activity takes students through a NASA aeronautics lab and shows them how spaceflights are designed. Learn about the process that scientists go through before a spaceflight, such as the propulsion and lift labs and...
Website
NASA

Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
Homepage of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center including latest news, maps and directions, upcoming missions, photo and movie gallery, and more.
Handout
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pilotless Flight: Timeline of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore this NOVA: "Spies That Fly" interactive timeline and discover the many technological innovations in the history of unmanned flight, from hot-air balloons to miniature flying robots.
Article
Read Works

Read Works: When Will We Have Flying Cars? By Linda Ruggieri

For Students 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage is about the possibility of flying cars in the future. A comprehension question set and a vocabulary worksheet are also provided.
Primary
US National Archives

Nara: Apollo 11 Flight Plan

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the minute-by-minute flight plan of Apollo 11. Links to other information about Apollo 11.
Handout
Oakland Zoo

Oakland Zoo: Malayan Flying Fox

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the Malayan Flying Fox and discover fascinating facts and statistics. Learn about its physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior, breeding patterns, conservation, and more.
Handout
Oakland Zoo

Oakland Zoo: Island Flying Fox

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the island flying fox and discover fascinating facts and statistics. Learn about its physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior, breeding patterns, conservation, and more.
Professional Doc
Scholastic

Scholastic Instructor: 100 Years of Flight

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learn more about the first "100 Years of Flight" when you explore this article. It features resources, historical background knowledge and more.
Website
The Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute and Science Museum: First Flight

For Students 3rd - 8th
Experience the first flight, through words, pictures, and actual quotes from the Wright Brothers about their real life experiences prior to, during, and after the successful flight.
Website
The Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute: Flights of Inspiration

For Students 9th - 10th
Franklin Institute site showcases the first flight taken by the Wright brothers. Follows the Wright brothers plan to achieve first flight as they used their failures to win them success in aviation.
Lesson Plan
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Learn to Fly! Uav First Flight

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students begin to learn basics of flying UAVs/drones. This simple initial flight includes a take-off, hovering at different heights, and landing.
Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Flight Attendant: Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
The job profile of a Flight Attendant, including information on the nature of the work, working conditions, qualifications, and earnings.
Activity
University of Chicago

Flights Before the Wrights: Octave Chanute, Chicago

For Students 9th - 10th
A site that chronicles the life of Octave Chanute, an aeronautical engineer involved in flight before the Wright brothers.
Website
University of Chicago

Flights Before the Wrights: Octave Chanute, Chicago

For Students 9th - 10th
A site that chronicles the life of Octave Chanute, an aeronautical engineer involved in flight before the Wright brothers.
Activity
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Charles Lindbergh, Flying Cross

For Students 3rd - 8th
The accomplishments of Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart may not seem like much by today's standards, but for their time, they were quite the heroes! This site documents Charles Lindbergh's award of the Flying Cross for his...
Unit Plan
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Flying [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
"Flying" is a one page, realistic fiction, reading passage about someone set a goal to be a pilot and worked hard to accomplish that goal. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require students to provide evidence from...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Design a Flying Machine

For Teachers 5th - 7th
The purpose of this activity is for the students to draw a design for their own flying machine. They will apply their knowledge of aircraft design and the forces acting on them. The students will start with a brainstorming activity where...

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