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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

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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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

Mankind's Fascination With Flight

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars read various novels and articles about the contributions of the Wright Brothers. Individually, they are tested on their comprehension of the material and discuss. In groups, they research the role of the people in their...
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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

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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Interactive
Curated OER

Transportation Nouns

For Students 3rd - 6th
For this transportation worksheet, students fill in transportation nouns into the blanks of sentences. Students complete 10 sentences total.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Science of Airplane Flight

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students  define terms, explain Bernoulli's principle and identify the control surfaces of an airplane.  In this investigative lesson plan students complete a lab activity.
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Organizer
Curated OER

On the Wright Brothers' Flight Path

For Students 7th - 12th
For this airplane worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by comparing three Wright brothers' airplanes: how were they alike and how were they different.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Let's Think About Air

For Teachers K
Students explore the concept that air is all around us and identify ways that we can use air, and what air can do. They watch a short video that illustrates some of their findings.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Balsa Glider Competition

For Teachers 5th - 7th
The purpose of this activity is to bring together the students' knowledge of engineering and airplanes and the creation of a glider model to determine how each modification affects the flight. The students will use a design procedure...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Better by Design

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
The purpose of this activity is to use a scientific method to determine the effect of control surfaces on a paper glider. The students will construct a paper airplane/glider and test its performance to determine the base characteristics...
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Will It Fly?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
For this lesson, students will learn about kites and gliders and how these models can help in understanding the concept of flight. Students will design and build their own balsa wood models and experiment with different control surfaces....
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: 6 Little Known Pioneers of Aviation

For Students 9th - 10th
From an early glider experimenter to the first man to fly solo around the world, here are six lesser-known pilots and inventors who made their mark on aviation.
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Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Hoopster

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students create their own airplane using straws and other materials and learn the principles of aerodynamics.
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Website
The Henry Ford

Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village: Wright Brothers

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief history of the lives and accomplishments of Wilbur and Orville Wright. Includes a chronology of major events from Wilbur's birth in 1867 to Orville's death in 1948.
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Activity
Michigan Reach Out

Nasa Trc: Flying Wing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan students can make a flying wing and trouble-shoot until the wing glides smoothly.