The K-8 Aeronautics Internet Textbook

Cislunar Aerospace, Inc. has entered into a cooperative agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. CAI constructed a multimedia electronic interactive textbook with a teacher supplement and student workbook which introduces the study of aeronautics in an accessible and fun way to students and teachers alike. The textbook, known as K8AIT, features sections on the aeronautics of natural history, myths and legends from around the world, current NASA projects, lessons plans and curriculum links, sign language graphics for deaf students, aerodynamics of sports, Spanish translations and more. The textbook is located at http://wings.ucdavis.edu/

Wright Again

To celebrate the 100 year anniversary of flight, "Wright Again" leads elementary, middle and high school students through the technical development of one of the most unique aircraft in the world - the first successfully flown powered airplane, the 1903 Wright Flyer. "Wright Again" will "virtually" recreate the development and construction of the Wright Flyer on the web. Although there are many web sites on the Wright Brothers, the materials are typically historical in nature. "Wright Again" is unique in that it follows the progress of the Wrights day by day, explain the successes and setbacks from a scientific perspective (aerodynamic, propulsion, control and structural) and extrapolate the lessons learned to useful, meaningful classroom lessons and hands-on activities based on the national science standards. Project participants will use the original experimental data from the Wright's wind tunnel journals via the Web in our student activities! New web materials will be posted as close to 100 years to the day the events first occurred. From the time Wilbur and Orville Wright first become interested in flight as young boys in 1878 through their first successful flight at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina on December 17, 1903 the Wright Again team will reenact the brothers successes and set-backs on the path to the first flight via the World Wide Web. http://www.wrightagain.com/

Society of Women Engineers Internet Activity Center

In the Internet Activities Center you will find a series of Lesson Plans with hands-on and interactive computer activities designed for young women grades 5-8 and above. The materials meet the National Science Standards while introducing basic engineering skills such as drafting, using tools, deductive skills and the scientific method.

Each activity includes: grade appropriate background materials on the science or engineering subject, a list of materials, instructions for the activity, graphics (such as patterns to be cut-out, pictures or animations demonstrating the experiment or final product), the National Science Standard the activity supports, new vocabulary, and a fun interactive quiz or activity to check your knowledge of the subject. http://www.swe.org/iac/