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Search the AvKids database of books related to aviation.
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Smart Parts
Learn the different parts of an airplane and what each part is used for. Flash
Memory Match
Match each airplane shape with its partner. (Hint: Look for the same color!) Java
Plane Slide-Puzzle
Scramble and solve two slide puzzles of a Mooney Bravo and a Cessna 650. Java
Students of all ages are invited to follow the technical development of the first successful powered airplane – the 1903 Wright Flyer.
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New AvKids Book Teaches Children About Aviation
Authored by Cassandra J. Bosco and Robert A. Searles, and illustrated by Mike Perry, The Flying Office is designed to teach elementary-school children about business aviation, the uses of business aircraft and aviation careers.
Colorful illustrations and photos show a range of business aviation scenes, which accompany engaging stories about how aviation helps businesses and everyday people. The book also includes an introduction to the forces of flight and the parts of an airplane, as well as a glossary of aviation terms.
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Become
a NASA Teacher-Mentor!
NASA Ames Research Center seeks motivated and creative educators of grades 3-8
to apply to become an elite member of a NASA peer-mentoring network, the Airspace
Systems Education Cohort (ASEC). Educators selected for this opportunity will
attend a 3-day institute at Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA in August
2005. This institute will engage participants in scientific inquiry at the leading
edge of education and technology and prepare the educators to share their experiences
with their students and colleagues. Click
here to download the application.
Application Deadline: March 21, 2005 |
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K8AIT Now Hosted by AvKids.com
The K-8 Aeronautics Internet Textbook, now hosted by AvKids.com, is an Internet-based multimedia student workbook and teachers' guide created by Cislunar Aerospace, Inc. with support from NASA's Learning Technologies Project: wings.avkids.com. |
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AvKids Activity Guide Meets Nat'l SOLs
The AvKids Aviation Activities Guide & Teachers Resource now
can help teachers
meet their Standards
of Learning (SOL)
requirements.
Download a list
of how the Teachers
Guide meets the National
Standards of
Learning: PDF,
12 KB. The Teachers Guide incorporates science, math,
geography and
language arts
skills to help
students in grades
2 through 5 understand
aviation. Also
now available
in French, German, Portuguese
and Spanish versions. Click
on the link below
to order.
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AvKids
Added To Microsoft Flight Simulator's "Aviation in the Classroom"
Web site
NBAA's AvKids.com has been included among educational references on
Microsoft's web site for its popular Flight Simulator software. |
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Check out what other AvKids have drawn or submit your own aviation art!
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AvKids.com has been selected as a "Best Bet" on the USA TODAY Education Web site for the week of: 8/22/03-8/29/03.
"Best Bet" sites are chosen based on their educational value to the USA TODAY subscribers. Fewer than 150 sites are selected each year.
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