A Discovery Lesson for Preschool Children - Links
http://wings.avkids.com
This site offers a K-8 Aeronautics Internet Textbook Organized by reading level. This "textbook" highlights principles of aeronautics, lesson plans, curriculum bridges, careers, activities, "Wright Again," NASA tours, and more.
http://www.avkids.com
Teachers can receive free materials about the Wright Brothers and the science of flight to celebrate the Centennial of Flight. Order a copy of or download the free AvKids Activity Guide and Teacher's Resource, a 120-page book of lesson plans in a format similar to AIMS™. An Art Gallery posts children's art work about aviation.
http://www.nasaexplores.com
Lessons and online resources from NASA. A search for "k-4" will bring up several activities and fact sheets for k-4 children.
http://wright.nasa.gov
A comprehensive site for older children and teachers featuring the history of flight, lessons, simulations, activities, and webcast/videos.
http://scifiles.larc.nasa.gov
The NASA SCIence Files™ is a series of instructional programs consisting of broadcast, print, and online elements for grades 3-5. Included are a 60-minute video broadcast, a companion educator's guide, web-based activities and materials, and information about NASA programs, projects, facilities, and researchers. The program "The Case of the "Wright" Invention" will air Wednesday, November 19, 2003, at 11AM.
http://quest.nasa.gov/projects/aero/centennial/problem.html
NASA Quest's Centennial of Flight project provides opportunities for live interactions with NASA scientists and engineers, aviators, and important figures in the history of flight, including Orville and Wilbur Wright and Amelia Earhart (pretend: just for fun). Through webcasts, chats, biographies, background information, and lesson plans, the centennial of flight becomes a learning and inspirational opportunity for students.
http://aerospace.nasa.gov/edu/pdf/wings.pdf
An Internet site that addresses the question: "What have scientists learned about flight from nature?"