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The Spitfire Emporium: The Machines

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of images of vintage aircraft. A few detailed histories are provided.
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Alberto Santos Dumont

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Brazilian aviation pioneer, Alberto Santos-Dumont, who designed, built, and flew hot air balloons, and was famous for his flight that rounded the Eiffel Tower.
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NASA

Nasa: Shuttle Carrier Aircraft

For Students 9th - 10th
Image of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) as seen at Kennedy Space Center in Florida in April, 2012. The aircraft was assigned to shuttle Discovery.
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Easy to Make Paper Airplanes

For Students 3rd - 8th
Have fun making different kinds of flying vehicles. You will learn how to make a paper airplane, helicopter, rocket, blimp, etc.
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Av Jobs: The Aviation Career Overviews

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a brief history of the airline industry. Also introduces descriptions of jobs available in that industry.
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British Council

British Council: Learn English Kids: Ten Little Airplanes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Listen to a counting song and print off the lyrics to follow along. A fun way to review counting and numbers with English language learners and/or beginning readers.
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Av Jobs: In Flight Aviation Career Overviews

For Students 9th - 10th
Definition of Pilot, including salary ranges and descriptions of many types of pilots. Many pilots start out as flight engineer. Information included: general information, corporate pilot,charter pilot, commercial airplane pilot, airline...
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Npc: Effects of Aircraft Noise and Sonic Booms on Wildlife

For Students 9th - 10th
A study for the US Wildlife Service of the effects of noise pollution on Wildlife. Noise pollution effects ALL living things.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a general overview on the job of a pilot. It includes the Nature of the work, Working conditions, Employment, Training, job outlook, earnings, related occupations, and additional sources of informations.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Defining an Engineering Design Problem With Paper Airplanes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For this fun lesson, you will be the "customer" ordering a paper airplane, and your student teams will be engineering companies that will manufacture planes. Before they start making planes, they need to define the criteria and...
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Botwood Heritage Centre: Botwood: History of an Airport

For Students 9th - 10th
This small town in Newfoundland has played a major role in Canada's aviation history. View historic footage of early planes and read of their feats.
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2worldwar2 : Stuka Dive Bomber

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of the history of the Ju-87 Stuka dive bomber aircraft used by the Germans during World War II.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Machine: Airplane

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Lesson Plan: Black Wings: American Pioneer Aviators

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
With this resource, teachers can select the most appropriate academic level and download a lesson plan that contains images, Word documents and PDF resources for teaching about the history of black Americans in aviation. Excellent...
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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...
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Museum of Women Pilots: Museum of Women Pilots

For Students 9th - 10th
The '99s Museum of Women Pilots' brings to life those women pilots who made a place for themselves in aviation history. Click on 'Navigation' and view the topics in the drop menu. The new museum serves as the repository for a collection...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Supersonic Dream

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Examine how fuel use affects the mass of different planes during flight. This lesson teaches students how to determine the per person fuel cost of a transatlantic flight for seven airplanes, and display the results on a bar graph. Three...
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Allstar Network: Wing Design

For Students 9th - 10th
The principles of aircraft wing design are presented. Illustrated with diagrams and pictures.
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Ken Blackburn: Paper Airplanes

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on paper airplane designs, history, and contests. Click on "Paper Airplane Aerodynamics" for an analysis of the world record holding paper airplane design.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Libraries:taking to the Skies: Wright Brothers, Birth of Aviation

For Students 9th - 10th
An article regarding the Wright brother's history of flight. Includes pictures and further reading material.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: How to Make an Aircraft Invisible to Radar

For Students 9th - 10th
In this engineering science fair project, students will determine which 3-D geometric shapes scatter light the most. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction,...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Winglets in Wind Tunnels

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you noticed the little wing projections on the wings of jets? This Science Buddies project helps you understand whether these fins help stabilize airplanes. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an...
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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,...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Future Flights!

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

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