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Interactive
Curated OER

H is for Hang Glider

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this letter H, handwriting worksheet, students trace and print both capital and lowercase H, 8 times each. Students also trace and print the word hang glider. A computer animation that shows students how to print the letters is provided.
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Activity
DiscoverE

Hoop Glider

For Students 3rd - 12th
Fly into an engineering lesson sure to get your scholars' interest off the ground. Young pupils create hoop gliders out of straws and paper hoops. Adjusting the size and number of the hoops lets them investigate the effect on flight...
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PPT
Curated OER

Flying Machines (ESL Lesson)

For Teachers 5th - 9th
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a...hang glider? This ESL presentation is about vehicles that fly. From airplanes to rockets and blimps, the slides include vibrant illustrations that will help English learners identify common flying...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Flight

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners research flight and to try and put the events of Kitty Hawk into proper perspective. They look at kites, the lateen sail, flight toys (old and new), hot air balloons, propulsion units, hang gliders, and the men who made them.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Picture/Word Worksheet #38

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this vocabulary acquisition worksheet, learners use the pictures and trace the words to help them learn the following words: doctor, kittens, black bird, pelican, microwave, and hang glider.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Invention of the Airplane

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students explore the history of the airplane and the Wright brothers.  For this aviation lesson students examine the Wright brothers stories and kites.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Come Fly With Me

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students apply the Bernoulli Principle. In this flight lesson, students design and test a glider.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wild Dog Urine

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate biology by researching wild animals. In this animal extinction instructional activity, students research African wild dogs and discuss the impact of the environment on their survival. Students read and analyze an...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Solving Multiplication Equations Quiz

For Students 7th - 10th
In this solving equations worksheet, students solve 14 short answer equations. Students isolate a given variable by multiplying or dividing.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Up In The Air

For Students 7th - 10th
In this up in the air worksheet, students, with a partner, brainstorm and discuss as many different ways of flying as possible, review a list of sixteen actions and events people experience when traveling and start a conversation with...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Harnessing Wind

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the ways that engineers study and harness the wind. They study the different kinds of winds and how to measure wind direction. In addition, students learn how air pressure creates winds and how engineers build and test...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

How Many: A Trivia Worksheet

For Students 3rd - 6th
For this trivia worksheet, students will answer twenty trivia questions with a number. Each question asks about an amount of something.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Understanding the Four Forces of Flight

For Students 4th - 5th
In this four forces of flight worksheet, learners read a 1 page article on flights, answer 5 questions with multiple choice answers, draw a line to connect the four forces to their definitions and answer 1 short answer scenario.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Building Tetrahedral Kites

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work together to build tetrahedral kites. They must follow directions and the provided materials. They discover the engineering concepts needed to make the kite.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Opposites

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this grammar worksheet, students identify what opposites means and another name for them. Then they draw a line from each word on the left to a word on the right with the opposite meaning. Students also circle the word that is the...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Intermediate Sentence Completion Exercise 29

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students examine 10 sentences that are missing words and select the appropriate words to compete each of the sentences and match them to the sentences. Students answers are scored...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Intermediate Sentence Completion 8

For Students 5th - 6th
In this sentence completion worksheet, students read the sentences and choose the best word to complete the sentence. Students complete 12 sentences.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Airborne And Special Operation Museum

For Students Pre-K
In this observation worksheet, the children are asked to take note of various objects they see. The students are asked nine questions in regards to various exhibits at the museum.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Art to Zoo: Kiting Up The Sky: The Vehicles of Understanding

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students gain perspective on the importance of kites by reading about and discussing how kites have been used throughout history. In this kite exploration lesson plan, students follow instructions to construct a kite to assist them in...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Science Italian Style: Renaissance Machines

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Investigate innovative machine designs of the Renaissance, then build a hang glider by following a set of instructions. Modify the design to create a model that can fly longer distances.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Events That Led to the Invention of the Airplane

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the history of the first airplanes and flying machines, and how the Wright brothers constructed their first successful airplane.