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LineUp with Math: Math-Based Decisions in Air Traffic Control Grades 5-9

For Teachers 5th - 9th Standards
Teach young traffic controllers what it takes to control planes safely. The first lesson in a series of six introduces the class to the air traffic control situation. The pupils examine units used in air travel, then learn how to read...
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Instructional Video12:22
Crash Course

Air Travel and the Space Race: Crash Course History of Science #37

For Students 9th - 12th
From balloons to satellites, air travel has come a long way over the years. A video presentation discusses the origin of space travel beginning with hot air balloons and gliders to the modern-day space race. Content includes discussion...
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Worksheet
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The Fed Ex Problem

For Students 6th - 10th
In this Fed Ex worksheet, students read a word problem about air travel and time to deliver packages and solve it. Students complete 1 problem.
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Instructional Video8:16
TED-Ed

The Future of Air Travel

For Students 9th - 12th
One day supersonic flight may be possible. Watch a video that walks viewers through the history of air flight and the possibility of reaching supersonic speeds. Until then, travelers should get comfortable with ten-hour flights across...
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History of Flight Timeline Activity

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Scholars are introduced to the significant events that led to the development of today's modern forms of air travel. They create a timeline to identify the vital events that are related to man's flight. In addition, they research various...
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A Life Without Flight

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore impact of Ohio's aviation pioneers on life in America, discuss what life today would be like without people like the Wright Brothers, John Glenn, and Neil Armstrong, and brainstorm and research list of items that space...
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NASA

Introduction to Real Air Traffic Control—Problem Set A

For Teachers 5th - 9th Standards
Understand what it takes to control planes safely. The first lesson in a series of six introduces the class to the air traffic control situation. The pupils develop their understanding of units used in air travel, then learn how to read...
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Pearson

Will for the Future; Future Time Markers

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
What will happen in the future? No one knows, but everyone can guess with the future tense! Young grammarians practice future time markers with a helpful presentation that focuses on air travel to space.
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PBS

Parachute Parade

For Students 3rd - 7th
Sail to the ground with a parachute activity! Kids construct parachutes out of household items and a toy figure, after brainstorming the best way to reduce drag. Once they test their parachutes, they can adjust their projects to...
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Word Search-- Travel And Airports

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this social studies worksheet, students analyze and locate 30 words pertaining to travel in a word search puzzle. There is a word bank for this puzzle which has a large ad above the title.
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Words in the News: Growth in Air Travel Harms Environment

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners discuss activities that they believe harm the environment. In groups, they match the new vocabulary words to their definitions. They read an article about environmental damage and answer questions.
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NASA

Understanding the Effects of Differences in Speed—Problem Set D

For Teachers 5th - 9th Standards
Fall back and slow down. The fourth lesson in a six-part series on air traffic control leads the class to find the difference in distance traveled based upon the difference in speed. Pupils work through a problem related to walking...
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NASA

Resolving 3-Plane Traffic Conflicts by Changing Speed—Problem Set F

For Teachers 5th - 9th Standards
Get three planes to line up safely. Individuals work through a set of problems to eliminate spacing conflicts between three airplanes in flight. The pupils use their knowledge to change the airplanes' speed or route to meet a...
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NASA

Resolving 3-Plane Traffic Conflicts by Changing Route—Problem Set C

For Students 5th - 9th Standards
Keep the planes from crashing. Pupils work with three airplanes and change their flight paths to keep them at a safe distance from each other. Individuals work through three problems in the third interactive in a set of six with...
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NASA

Resolving 2-Plane Traffic Conflicts by Changing Speed—Problem Set E

For Students 5th - 9th Standards
What do you do to change arrival times of airplanes when a different route is not available? The fifth interactive in a series of six presents problems where pupils must find solutions to conflicts of safety rules. They must decide how...
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Instructional Video5:44
TED-Ed

The Sonic Boom Problem

For Students 7th - Higher Ed Standards
Sound waves travel pretty quickly, but humans can travel faster. Follow along with this short animated video as it investigates the physics behind the breaking of the sound barrier and the sonic booms that are...
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Instructional Video1:30
MinutePhysics

How Far is a Second?

For Students 9th - 12th
How far is it from your house to the grocery store? If you answered in time rather than distance, there's a scientific explanation. Science scholars compare distance/time quantities in a short, animated video. Topics include...
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Patent Analysis: Wright Brothers' Flying Machine

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Ideas take flight in an exciting activity exploring the Wright Brothers. Scholars view the Wright Brothers' patent for their flying machine and makes educated guesses as to the purpose of the document. Scholars discuss the purpose of...
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Instructional Video5:14
MinutePhysics

How Airplanes Are Made

For Students 9th - 12th
It's high time you taught your physics scholars about airplanes. Tour the manufacturing facility of one of the world's largest passenger planes, the Airbus 350, in a narrated video. Explore the birth of this machine, from sketches by...
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Where We've Been and Where We're Going

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners travel with Christa McAuliffe through space demonstrations. In this space instructional activity, students follow through the past to the present air travel. Learners understand the benefits and problems associated with zero...
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Where's My Bot?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars estimate geographic position based on speed and air travel.  In GPS lesson students use GPS to estimate the set and drift of currents. 
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Glow With the Flow

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the force of drag and how NASA engineers use models and glowing paints to examine how air flows over vehicles in a wind tunnel. They discover how the blended wing body will affect air travelers of the future.
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Camping Concentration Game

For Students 6th - 9th
Fun! Play some concentration games to help your French speakers develop vocabulary related to camping. There are two game options included. Your learners are sure to have fun and develop their vocabularies!
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Vacation Concentration Game

For Students 6th - 8th
How fun! Looking to develop your French speakers' vocabulary? Beginning French speakers match leisure/ vacation vocabulary terms with their definitions. There are two different matching games included here. What a great way to introduce...

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