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Interactive
NASA

Nasa: Future Flight: Aeronautics Lab

For Students 3rd - 8th
This interactive activity takes students through a NASA aeronautics lab and shows them how spaceflights are designed. Learn about the process that scientists go through before a spaceflight, such as the propulsion and lift labs and...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Adaptations for Aeronautical Engineering

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity first asks the students to study the patterns of bird flight and understand that four main forces affect the flight abilities of a bird. They will study the shape, feather structure, and resulting differences in the pattern...
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Article
Other

Graduating Engineer and Computer Careers Magazine: Aeronautical Engineering

For Students 9th - 10th
A career as an aeronautical engineer is profiled. Included are education, salary, job opportunities, plus two career biographies.
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eBook
Other

All Star: History of Aeronautics: Level 1

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of aeronautics focusing on the major types of air travel for each major time period. Excellent pictures are included in most sections. Easier reading is available by clicking on Level 2 or 3.
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Website
Other

Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering

For Students 9th - 10th
The Loughborough University Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering provides a site that the student can learn all there is to know about degrees, research, publications, etc. in the field of automotive engineering at the...
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Website
NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Scijinks: Satellites Technology

For Students 3rd - 8th
Describes satellites including what they are used for, important roles they play, how a weather satellite is built, and how a satellite stays in orbit using text and video of varying length.
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Website
NASA

Nasa: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

For Students 9th - 10th
This is NASA's home page, with daily updates and links to the countless NASA sites. The multimedia gallery is of particular interest, containing a wealth of photos, videos, audio clips, and more.
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Website
Other

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the AIAA site. The AIAA is the professional organization for aerospace, aeronautical and astronautical engineers.
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Handout
NASA

Nasa: Aeronautical/astronautical Events of January March 1961

For Students 9th - 10th
This NASA site offers a timeline of significant events in the space race during this brief frame of time, with some discussion of the prestige involved.
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Website
NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Scijinks: Seasons

For Students 3rd - 9th
An explanation about the rotation of the Earth and why the Earth has seasons.
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Handout
Career Cornerstone Center

Sloan Career Cornerstone Center: Aerospace Engineering

For Students 9th - 10th
A profile of aerospace engineering as a career,includes aeronautical and astronautical engineers as sub-categories in this field. Includes Aerospace Engineering Overview - Preparation - Day In The Life - Earnings - Employment - Career...
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Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Implementing Biomimicry and Sustainable Design

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This unit provides students with an opportunity to study ecological relationships with an emphasis on the Sonoran Desert. Students appreciate the complexity and balance that supports the exchange of energy and matter within food webs....
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Activity
Other

Desktop Aeronautics, Inc.: Airfoils

For Students 9th - 10th
This chapter from an online demonstration textbook discusses airfoils. Basic concepts are explained, as well as complex equations and diagrams.
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Unit Plan
Other

Plane Math: Activities: Plane Math Enterprises (Design an Airplane)

For Students 9th - 10th
Students are trained on how to design an airplane. The activity demonstrates how math applies to aeronautics.
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Website
NASA

Nasa Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
The official homepage of NASA, the United States' primary space exploration organization.
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Website
NASA

Nasa History in Brief

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the history of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the programs it started.
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Handout
NASA

Nasa: Tests Versus Time in the Race for Space

For Students 9th - 10th
This NASA site offers a good description of the ongoing space race during the Kennedy administration, discussing the "nip and tuck" of the Soviet-U.S. race. Also includes a description of Kennedy's new special assistant for science and...
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Interactive
NOAA

Noaa: National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Alaska Rockfish Matching Games

For Students 9th - 10th
A matching game where you match rockfish by common and scientific names, and images. Site also includes a study guide to help you prepare for the game.
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Article
University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 283: Aeronautics: 1869

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the first efforts to build a flying machine in this discussion of a Harper's magazine article from 1869 in this transcript of a radio broadcast.
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Activity
University of Chicago

Flights Before the Wrights: Octave Chanute, Chicago

For Students 9th - 10th
A site that chronicles the life of Octave Chanute, an aeronautical engineer involved in flight before the Wright brothers.
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Website
University of Chicago

Flights Before the Wrights: Octave Chanute, Chicago

For Students 9th - 10th
A site that chronicles the life of Octave Chanute, an aeronautical engineer involved in flight before the Wright brothers.
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Website
Other

All Star: Airfoils

For Students 9th - 10th
The basic theories of aeronautics are explained through several airfoil activities and animations. Click on Level 2 or 3 for an easier reading level.
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Activity
The Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute Online: The Challenge of Flight

For Students 3rd - 8th
Think about the challenges that faced the Wright Brothers, then see if you can design and fly your own model aircraft. There are other sources provided to help you along the way.
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Handout
NASA

Nasa: Flight: What Is Drag?

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the concept of drag and find out how it affects the movement of airplanes.

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