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Av Jobs: In Flight Aviation Career Overviews

For Students 9th - 10th
Definition of Pilot, including salary ranges and descriptions of many types of pilots. Many pilots start out as flight engineer. Information included: general information, corporate pilot,charter pilot, commercial airplane pilot, airline...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pilotless Flight: Timeline of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore this NOVA: "Spies That Fly" interactive timeline and discover the many technological innovations in the history of unmanned flight, from hot-air balloons to miniature flying robots.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Aircraft and Avionics Mechanics

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource describes the occupations pertaining to aircraft mechanics. Learn about the work environment and expected salary.
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Learn to Fly! Uav First Flight

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students begin to learn basics of flying UAVs/drones. This simple initial flight includes a take-off, hovering at different heights, and landing.
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The Franklin Institute

Resources for Science Learning: The Wright 1911 Model B Flyer in Flight

For Students 9th - 10th
See film footage and read brief descriptions of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll's 1911 Model B flyer flight in 1934.
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Eaa Aviation Center: The B 17 Flying Fortress

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the B-17 "Flying Fortress," a World War II airplane. Take the interactive tour. Discover the history, photographs, testimonials, videos to watch, and views of the interior of the plane.
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Lab Activity: Aviation

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This site from the Illinois Institute of Technology provides a student lab activity in which the flight of a paper airplane is investigated and studied. Designed for primary grades, but easily adaptable for junior high young scholars.
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U.s. Centennial of Flight Commission: Balloons in the American Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
What role did hot air balloons play in the Civil War? This comprehensive article answers that question and gives specific examples of their use by both the Union and Confederate troops.
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Ellen's Place: Amelia Earhart 1897 1937

For Students 9th - 10th
This informative resource is a biography of Amelia Earhart and her accomplishments, focusing on the early years, her celebrity status, and her last flight.
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Alberto Santos Dumont

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Brazilian aviation pioneer, Alberto Santos-Dumont, who designed, built, and flew hot air balloons, and was famous for his flight that rounded the Eiffel Tower.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Air and Space Museum: Pioneers of Flight: Amelia Earhart

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated essay on the pioneering step taken by Amelia Earhart when she became, in 1932, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
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NASA

Nasa: Enterprise (Ov 101)

For Students 9th - 10th
Background on the first shuttle flights in 1977.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Lesson Plan: Black Wings: American Pioneer Aviators

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
With this resource, teachers can select the most appropriate academic level and download a lesson plan that contains images, Word documents and PDF resources for teaching about the history of black Americans in aviation. Excellent...
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NASA

Nasa: Astronaut Biography:john Glenn

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive biographical information with personal data, education, special honors, aviation experience, NASA experience and space flight experience.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Charles Lindbergh

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive summary with interesting facts about Charles Lindbergh and the first Transatlantic Solo Flight.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Spotlight Biography Inventors

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information on American inventors Benjamin Franklin, Robert Fulton, Eli Whitney, Thomas Jefferson, Isaac Singer, Wilbur Wright, Thomas Alva Edison, Elias Howe, and Alexander Graham Bell. It offers pictures from and...
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Alberta Online Encyclopedia

Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Reg Hunt

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Reg Hunt and the first powered flight in Alberta.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Wright Brothers Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn numerous fun facts about the first powered airplane flight by the Wright Brothers and the Birth of Aviation.
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Wright Brothers Aeroplane Co.: Aviation's Attic

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore this virtual museum and learn the history of the Wright brothers and their determination to fly.
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Warbirds Resource Group: Luftwaffe Resource Center

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive site catalogs the planes of the Luftwaffe from 1935 on, and provides detailed specifications on armaments, missiles, bombs and other accessories to air warfare. It does not present a history of their use, but rather a...

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