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The following education resources are available to the public for print and/or download for use in and out of the classroom. Videos from past educator workshops, STEM Activity Kits, Lesson Plans, STEM Activity Videos, and more are available below. Also included are suggested websites with resources and lessons.
Lesson Plans
Papa said, We Should Never Forget
Emmy winning movie from Director David Druckenmiller and the Museum of Aviation Foundation
The true story of World War II’s unlikeliest heroes, including one young girl who, with her family and fellow villagers, put their lives on the line to assist the Allied soldiers in the fight for freedom.
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- Download Teacher’s Guide
Exhibit Guides & Scavenger Hunts
Tuskegee Airmen
B-17
SR-71
F-100
Helpful STEM Websites & Resources
Helpful Websites
Middle GA STEM Alliance (21st Century Partnership)
The 21st Century Partnership’s Middle Georgia STEM Alliance is a loosely knit regional collaboration of key organizations and individuals from across Middle Georgia focused on elevating STEM by working together to advance STEM workforce development.
StreamWorks
Based in Kingsport, Tennessee, STREAMWORKS is a new educational program that delivers enhanced opportunities for students (grades K–12) to participate in exciting mentor and project-based programs that focus on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills; inspire innovation; and foster well-rounded life capabilities.
iCivics
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor founded iCivics in 2009: to restore civic education in our nation’s schools.
James Harvey
The first “Top Gun” airman
SAME
Societ of American Military Engineers (SAME)
Eugene Jacques Bullard
Fact sheet from the National Museum of the United States Air Force
Astronomy Resources for Kids
AAA State of Play
Featured Resource
Virtual Field Trip for Nature Lovers
Please View our Featured Resource Contribution from Cassie of Bay Minette, Alabama. Cassie is a 9 year old who “absolutely loves all things nature, our planet and Science in general!”
STEM Resources for Educators and Students – NASA, Space Related, GPB, and more!
- GA Tech: Breaking the Glass Ceiling Early On: How to Empower Girls in STEM
- NASA Express
- NASA Education
- Jet Propulsion Lab
- Space Station Explorers
- Space Place
- GASGC Homeschool Resources
- Discover Space
- GPB Education
- Google Interland Education
- Amazon Class Chat
- Georgia Space Grant Consortium
- Space Foundation
Workshop Archive
Engineering and Design Workshop
DIY Glider Kelly Griendling Space Grant Consortium
- Complete Video Workshop
- DIY Glider — Make Your Own Glider — for Students
- DIY Glider — Overall Design Worksheet
- DIY Glider — Tail Design Worksheet
- DIY Glider — Wing Design Worksheet
- Glider Activity Workshop Presentation
Newton’s Laws: Teaching Math through Science Workshop
Learning Science through the Lens of Astronomy
The Science of the Climate Crisis
JPL Touchdown
Moon to Mars with Music
Featured Resources from GPB:
- ROCKET LAUNCH ⎸ LIVE EXPLORATION
- BUZZ THE TOWER: HOW BEES INFLUENCE AVIATION
- HOW BIRDS CAN TEACH US TO BUILD BETTER AIRPLANES
- THE NEED FOR SPEED: TOP GUN AND NAVAL AVIATION! | STEM IN 30
- WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? CAREERS IN AEROSPACE | STEM IN 30
- THE SCIENCE OF LANDING A REALLY FAST PLANE ON A REALLY BIG BOAT | STEM IN 30
- SPY PLANES: EYES IN THE SKY | STEM IN 30
- TEST PILOTS: FASTER, HIGHER, FARTHER | STEM IN 30
- THE AIRPLANE’S FAMILY TREE: FROM THE WRIGHT BROTHERS TO TODAY | STEM IN 30
- WWI: HOW HISTORY SHAPED TECHNOLOGY | STEM IN 30
- KITES TO FLIGHT: INVENTING WITH THE WRIGHT BROTHERS | STEM IN 30
- FLYGIRLS: WOMEN IN AEROSPACE | STEM IN 30
- TOP OF THE TOWER: HOW AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL KEEPS THE SKIES SAFE | STEM IN 30
- PILOT/AVIATION REPRESENTATIVE: RACHEL OBERMOLLER | SCIGIRLS
- CAREER CONNECTIONS: AEROSPACE ENGINEER
- SCIENTIST PROFILE: AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER
- HOT SHOTS AND HOT JOBS: PILOTS ENJOY BREATHTAKING VIEWS AND PLENTIFUL JOB OPTIONS
- MEET A TEST PILOT | NOVA ONLINE
- MAKING AIR TRAVEL SAFER | NOVA ONLINE
- AMERICA’S FIRST LADY OF THE AIR | NOVA ONLINE
- RUTH LAW THRILLS A NATION | READING RAINBOW
- FLIGHT | VEGAS PBS STEAM CAMP
- FLIGHT | SCIENCE TREK
- DRAGONFLY TV: MODEL AIRPLANES
- PAPER AIRPLANES WITH SCIENCE | KIDVISION FULL STEAM AHEAD
- CHALLENGE OF FLIGHT
- AEROSPACE ENGINEERING COLLECTION
- WHY CAN’T HUMANS FLY? | ASK MIT
- LEARNING TO FLY WITH THE YOUNG EAGLES
- CREATING AN AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY
- ENGINEERING A JETLINER
- LAYOVER IN ATLANTA: THE HARTSFIELD-JACKSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
- HARTSFIELD JACKSON ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT