Tag: Flight
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The Early History of the Airplane by Wright Brothers ~ Free
Firsthand account of the Wrights’ journey to invent the plane: from hobby to their first successful powered flight in December 1903.
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Model Flying Machines ~ Free eBook
Model Flying Machines will be another hands on guide to keep young investigators busy this summer!
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The Wright Brothers ~ Free eBook
The Wright Brothers by Fred C. Kelly is the biography authorized by Orville Wright after his brother’s death. Free
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Liberty Bell 7 ~ Free Rocket Unit
Free 27-page unit study for grades 4–8 covering rockets, space flight, and astronauts based on the flight of Liberty Bell 7.
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Summer Fun Activity: Build a Parachute
Keep ’em learning this summer: Easy instructions help you build a parachute and explore the forces of air.
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Second Boys’ Book of Model Aeroplanes ~ Free eBook
The Second Boys’ Book of Model Aeorplanes is a free eBook that will help you construct and fly model airplane gliders and motorized airplane models.
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Fold & Fly Paper Airplane Designs ~ Summer Fun Activity
Here is a great summer fun activity to keep hands busy: experimenting with these free 47 paper airplane designs!
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Summer Fun Activity: Exploring the Extreme ~ Free NASA Educator’s Guide
NASA Educator’s Guide covering gravity, jet propulsion, and more!
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Rockets Educator Guide ~ Free
NASA is offering a Rockets Educator Guide with “activities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics” free!
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The Story of American Aviation ~ Free eBook
The Story of American Aviation is a free eBook written by a student of aviation and illustrator of aviation-related comic books.
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Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Moon Landing Resources
The 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing was July 20, 2019. Free resources!
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Rockets, Missiles, and Spacecraft ~ Free eBook
Rockets, Missiles, and Spacecraft of the National Air and Space Museum Smithsonian Institution is a free eBook from NASA.
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Tour the Apollo 11 Command Module!
Now you can tour the Apollo 11 Command Module virtually at the Smithsonian site.
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Jules Verne: A Unit Study
Jules Verne was born on February 8, 1828, at a time and a place of rapid scientific developments. Unit resources.
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How It Flies {Free eBook}
How it Flies a free eBook that looks at aeronautics — man’s attempt to learn to fly and the paths he took to get there.
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12 Fun Ways to Learn with Kites
April is National Kite Month. Here are 12 fun ways you can go fly a kite — and learn something along the way.
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The Wright Brothers ~ Review & Suggestions
Unique. Persistent. The Wright Brothers by David McCullough is their story as told by a master storyteller. Review & suggestions.
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First Flight: The Wright Brothers ~ Free eBook
First Flight is a beautifully illustrated telling of the story of the Wright brothers and their invention of the first heavier-than-air machine.