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Aeronautics Educator Guide

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Cover of Aeronautics Educator Guide

Audience

Educators

Grade Levels

Grades K-4

Subject

History, Physical Science, Flight, Flight and Aeronautics

Type

Educator Guides, Lesson Plans / Activities

The activities in this guide help students learn the basic principles of flight. The guide is divided into three chapters:

  • Air.
  • Flight.
  • We Can Fly, You and I.

The end of each chapter has a list of simple interdisciplinary activities for all elementary subjects.
Aeronautics Educator Guide [3MB PDF file]

Lessons/Activities:
Air Engines
Dunked Napkin
Paper Bag Mask
Wind in Your Socks
Air: Interdisciplinary Learning Activities
Bag Balloons
Sled Kite
Right Flight
Delta Wing Glider
Rotor Motor
Flight: Interdisciplinary Learning Activities
Making Time Fly
Where is North? The Compass Can Tell Us
Let’s Build a Table Top Airport
Plan to Fly There
We Can Fly, You and I: Interdisciplinary Learning Activities