Students study airforce aircraft.  In this investigative lesson students discuss an article they read and divide into groups and design three different combat or peacekeeping situations. 

Students can review the concept of count and non count nouns in this activity. Using this resource with an overview of the use of count and non count nouns and a short activity, learners can practice this concept.

Find out about the parts of the airplane, including a description and purpose of each and a look at how pilots maneuver parts in order to climb, dive, and turn.

Discover the history of the first airplanes and flying machines, and how the Wright brothers constructed their first successful airplane.

Learn about the early efforts to fly, the Wright brothers first successful flight in 1903, and the modern airplane.

An excellent article about how Orville and Wilbur Wright's interest in flight developed and led to the first airplane flight.

Labeled illustration of the principal parts of an airplane, with callouts for cockpit, rudder, fuselage, etc.

An explanation of the role lift plays in airplane take-off and flight.

This site honors Orville Wright for his invention, in collaboration with his brother Wilbur, of the airplane. Content includes a brief biography of the inventor, as well as look at how his invention has impacted our society.

Discover how the factor of weight affects airplanes in flight.

Understand the concept of drag and find out how it affects the movement of airplanes.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29th 1917 at Brookline (Massachusetts). His father Joseph Kennedy was an ambitious politician, who became from son of a pubkeeper to a millionaire. He married the daughter of the mayor of Boston,...

This article demonstrates how by mapping malaria outbreaks, the local governments would be capable of spraying these houses with insecticides and reducing malaria outbreaks by half. Medical databases and airplane photographs help...

Read about the life of Otis Redding, the legendary soul singer who was killed in an airplane crash in 1967.

Over 49,000 digitized primary documents having to do with the Wright brothers and their work with flight. A timeline of the brothers' work, a family tree, and other special presentations are offered.

This resource provides a general overview on the job of a pilot. It includes the Nature of the work, Working conditions, Employment, Training, job outlook, earnings, related occupations, and additional sources of informations.

Being a pilot seems like a glamorous career. Read about what kind of education you need to have to be accepted into pilot training. Included on this site is a listing of the "on the job" responsibilites of pilots of all types of...

Learn about the history and features of Air Force One, the plane used to transport the President of the United States, our Commander-in-Chief.

Discover more about the author Russell Freedman when you visit this site. This resource provides a biography, an interview transcript, a booklist and more.

View video footage from the scene of the plane accident that claimed the life of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, the first lady and key figures in the Polish Government. Was it pilot error, or that the Soviet-designed plane was more...

This article briefly summarizes the Wright Brothers' scientific curiosity and ambitions which fueled their desire to create the first flying machine.

Fascinating article recounts the vast contributions of the Puget Sound area to the war effort of World War II. Though this area was small and relatively underdeveloped, the natural resources and established businesses allowed many...

Describes the role that the eustachian tube plays in maintaining pressure in the middle ear, during flight in an airplane or other changes in altitude and pressure. Tells why your ears pop more on the descent than on the ascent of a flight.

Short descriptions of important technological innovations produced in America and the date of their introduction.