Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades K-4, Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12
Subject
Earth Science, Engineering Design, Mathematics, Physical Science, Geography, Algebra, Geometry, Flight and Aeronautics
Type
Educator Guides, Lesson Plans / Activities
NASA Educator Resource Guide for Living in the Age of Airplanes
NASA Educator Resource Guide for Living in the Age of Airplanes contains seven standards-based activities help students explore the social and scientific advances in the speed and distance of human travel, as well as NASA’s contribution to aviation. From comparing walking speeds to flying speeds and calculating how long it will take to reach certain destinations, to playing an air cargo game and creating map projections, the activities show students how air transportation has changed the world.
Activities in this guide support the Next Generation Science Standards and Common Core State Standards in mathematics.
This guide was developed as a supplement for the IMAX feature film “Living in the Age of Airplanes,” which was released in 2015 by National Geographic.
NASA Educator Resource Guide for Living in the Age of Airplanes [6MB PDF file]