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Converting Units and the SR-71

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students practice solving problems logically. Using the internet, students observe pictures and facts about the SR-71 Blackbird. They convert statistics about the aircraft. Students explore terms of flight and convert them to everyday...
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Use An Encyclopedia

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this encyclopedia usage worksheet, students observe encyclopedia spines A-Z and determine in which volume the nouns airplanes, cats, Ohio, and sugar will appear. Students answer four questions.
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Lift and Drag: Principles of Flight and the Soaring Imagination

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Learners construct models of early gas balloons and gliders. In this balloon and glider lesson, students create models of early gas balloons and gliders, discover how the forces of lift and drag effect aircraft in flight, and put on...
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Mankind's Fascination With Flight

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students read various novels and articles about the contributions of the Wright Brothers. Individually, they are tested on their comprehension of the material and discuss. In groups, they research the role of the people in their life...
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Forces on an Airplane and Resulting Motion

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students read from a NASA Web-based textbook, then students demonstrate an understanding of the text by answering questions about the forces on an airplane and their resulting motions.
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Events and Effects of World War I

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore the main events, key people, outcomes and lasting effects of World War I. They research the lasting effects of World War I on the 20th Century and discuss the Treaty of Versailles and its effects on Germany.
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Daedalus and Icarus

For Students 3rd - 9th
The cautionary tale of Daedalus and Icarus is the core text for a series reading comprehension exercises based on the myth.
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Forces in a Climb

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use a NASA website to use a given formula to find acceleration and distance after a specific time and how it relates to engine propulsion.
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Science: Flight Aerodynamics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students apply the principles of aerodynamics by constructing styrofoam airplanes. By using simple tools and materials, they improve their spatial visualization abilities while increasing motor skills. After small groups of students...
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AMERICAN INVOLVEMENT IN WORLD WAR II: THE PACIFIC THEATER 1941-1945

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders describe roles of key figures in the Pacific Theater of war during World War II.  In this American History lesson, 10th graders research key events of the Pacific Theater of War during World War II.  Students...
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Aeroplane Race Ordinals

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this math worksheet, students learn to express numerical position using ordinal numbers and words. Students analyze a picture of 10 airplanes (aeroplanes) in a race and write each plane's position using a number and a word.
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Intermediate Spelling-- "Airplane"

For Students 5th - 6th
In this spelling learning exercise, students unscramble the letters in 12 words to spell terms pertaining to airplanes. There are dictionary definitions provided as clues.
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Tracing Lines Worksheet: Tracing Straight Lines

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this drawing straight lines worksheet, students help the airplanes fly straight across the page by tracing the 3 lines from left to right.
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Tracing Horizontal Lines

For Students Pre-K - K
In this tracing horizontal lines worksheet, students trace straight lines from the airplanes on the left to the right side of the page. Students trace 3 lines.
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Lesson Plan on Airplane Landing

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze airplane landing and cause for running off the runway. In this geometry lesson, students investigate why airplanes run off the runway and write a report on it. They examine temperature, pressure, altitude, tail...
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Multiplication: Counting Equal Groups

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this beginning multiplication instructional activity, students draw rings around equal groups of airplanes and write the multiplication fact that goes with the pictures.
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Understanding: Flight

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers review the principles of flight before performing a series of simple experiments. Working in small groups, they complete hands-on activities that demonstrate the principles that make it possible for an airplane to lift...
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Making the "best" airplane

For Students 4th - 6th
In this airplane worksheet, students compare the mass of an airplane to the mass of a paper clip airplane to see if the mass determines the best flight. Students complete 5 trials for each.
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Doing Things the Wright Way

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate 20th century inventions in order to examine how inventions reflect the historical events during which they were developed an
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Understanding Bernoulli's Principle

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explain why we fly. In this space science lesson, 5th graders discuss Bernoulli's prinicple and its relation to flight.
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Paper Airplane Activity

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders select and build one of five different paper airplane designs and test them for distance and for time aloft. Part of this activity is designed to explore NASA developed software, FoilSim, with respect to the lift of an...
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Airplane Parts/Functions Problem Sets

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Pupils label and describe the functions of the parts of an airplane. They access a NASA Web-based textbook and read a series of lessons before labeling the parts of an airplane.
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Airplane Parts Problem Set

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students identify the parts of an airplane and determine the part(s) of an airplane that cause a specfic action.
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Math: Will The Airplane Get Off the Ground?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use data from real-life models to calculate and compare the force required for an airplane of a given weight to become airborne. They use a graphing calculator to evaluate data and use the World Wide Web to access data.

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