This Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum site tells the history of fight with an easy to use timeline. Also, find out about specific flights in the list of links.

How did we learn to fly? Resource takes users back through time to discover where the history of flight all started. Offers links to games, art and stories as well as activities.

Three interactives in an online exhibition about the Wright Brothers. The first is an engineering activity on the forces of flight, and is accompanied by a lesson plan for Grades 6-8. The second is a gallery of original artifacts related...

Learn more about the first "100 Years of Flight" when you explore this article. It features resources, historical background knowledge and more.

The Museum of Flight collects and exhibits historically significant artifacts of air and space travel.

Entry portal to NASA's site on the background and history of the Space Shuttle.

Beautiful, well-done site from the Smithsonian on the Wright Brothers: Who were they and what was the importance of the era they ushered in? Their roots are traced back to the Great Migration. Classroom activities and interactive...

A number of women played significant roles in the history of aviation and flight during the 20th century. Meet them in this photo gallery and learn about their achievements.

In this lesson, learners explore primary resources to see what people who lived in the early age of flight felt about this innovation. They then compare that response to that towards an invention of today.

A site that chronicles the life of Octave Chanute, an aeronautical engineer involved in flight before the Wright brothers.

A site that chronicles the life of Octave Chanute, an aeronautical engineer involved in flight before the Wright brothers.

An interactive timeline lets you see examples of military aircraft that have evolved since the first flight of the Wright brothers. Links at the bottom of the page lead to articles about fighter pilots.

This multi-media rich site explores the voyage made by James Cook on the Endeavour in 1768. This voyage, marked as one of the most influential in history, made major nautical, geographical, natural history, and medical discoveries along...

Find out about Amelia Rose Earhart, the namesake of the 1930's pilot, and her successful flight around the planet.

Describes the invention of the hot air airship by Don Cameron in the 1970s, and the evolution of its design and production over the years.

This article provides a brief outline on the history of kites as well as information on the forces of kite flight. There are a couple lesson plans included. One lesson directs students in writing kite poems. The other includes...

The National September 11 Memorial & Museum has partnered with the New York City Department of Education and the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education to develop a robust set of 9/11 lessons for K-12 classrooms. Each...

The National September 11 Memorial & Museum has partnered with the New York City Department of Education and the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education to develop a robust set of 9/11 lessons for K-12 classrooms. Each lesson is...

The world's largest collection of Amelia Earhart papers, memorabilia and artifacts.

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

Franklin Institute site showcases the first flight taken by the Wright brothers. Follows the Wright brothers plan to achieve first flight as they used their failures to win them success in aviation.

Does war inevitably advance the invention of new technology? Read this explanation of why this commonly held belief may not be true, at least in the example of military aircraft. This is a transcript of a radio broadcast.

The events surrounding the Cold War at its very height are the focus. Text plus a colored graphic flowchart make the topic visually appealing and of interest to both students and educators.

John Singleton Copley (1738-1815) is commonly considered the greatest portrait painter in the history of the American colonies. Read about his background and view pictures of his portraits in this essay.