Students research the history of aviation while looking at how gliders and airplanes fly. This instructional activity is the perfect way to intertwine Science and History. It has variations for all grade levels K-12.

Students read the complete biographies of Wilbur and Orville Wright. They encounter the concept of wing warping and the need for lateral control of an airplane. Students read how they inspired the airplane. At the NASA site students can...

Students investigate how fear can cause problems with policies associated with people with disabilities. In this people with disabilities lesson plan, students study the associated vocabulary, fill in a chart which contains policies that...

Students explore physics by participating in a science activity in class. In this flight properties lesson, students identify Bernoulli's principle of flight and his theory of statics and motion. Students conduct a demonstration by...

In this online interactive Wright brothers activity, learners respond to 8 fill in the blank and multiple choice questions regarding the information included in the provided paragraphs.

Students learn about the technological development of flight by organizing a presentation on the history of flight.

Pupils participate in propeller experiments. They research the purpose of the propeller and its functions. Students create and experiment with blades and straws to produce a breeze.

Great interactive provides students with an opportunity to use engineering skills to design and test airplane wings based on the methods of the Wright brothers. Step into the workshop and design a set of wings that will fly your glider...

This comprehensive and informative site looks at the history and principles of flight.

Encyclopedia Britannica provides a short biography of Amelia Mary Earhart, the first person to fly from Hawaii to California, and the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.