AE Links

Click the category to which you wish to see related links:

• Aerospace News Sources
• AE Teacher Sites
• CAP Regional AE Pages
• Government Sites (other than NASA)
• Museum Sites
• NASA Sites
• Various (other aerospace-related sites)

AEROSPACE NEWS SOURCES  (While there are LOTS of news sources available, here is a short list.  Click for the CAP NHQ AE quarterly newsletters or CAP NHQ eNews.)

• http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/index.jsp
• http://www.space.com/
• http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace 
• http://www.floridatoday.com/space
• http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/default.htm 
• http://www.cnn.com/TECH/
• http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3033063/ns/technology_and_science-space/ 
• http://www.aerospacenewsarticles.com/
• http://www.youngeagles.org/news/newsletter/archive/ 
• News sources highlighted in our "successes/best practices" page

AE TEACHER SITES

•  Al the Astronut - While this site has peanut-themed lesson plans in honor of Alabama's Wiregrass area, there are some aerospace links.

• Alabama Aerospace Teachers’ Association
   
• ALLSTAR Network –  An excellent collection of aerospace resources
   
• Amazing Space – space topics and the Hubble Space Telescope; web-based activities for classroom use.
   
• Aviation activities from Education World

• AvKids – A site by National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)
   
• Bill Nye, the Science Guy
   
• Discovery Channel School 
   
• Discovery School’s Puzzlemaker
   
• EduHound – Everything for education
   
• EduPuppy – Everything for Early Childhood Education
   
• Federal Aviation Association Education (FAA)
   
• Frank Potter’s Science Gems – Great links to great science resources
   
• History of Commercial Aviation – a program by pbs
   
• Mars website
   
• National Aeronautic Association (NAA)
   
• National Coalition for Aviation Education (NCAE)
   
• Newton’s Apple
   
• Rubric Resource from Teach-nology (The web portal for educators)
   
• Scholastic Education’s home page links to sites for students; includes tie-ins with series books such as Magic School Bus.
   
• Science Learning Network -- a project sponsored by Unisys Corporation, the National Science Foundation, the Franklin Institute, the Science Museum of Boston, the Portland, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, and the San Francisco Exploratorium.
   
• SOPHIA - Sophia is an online library of lessons and tutorials in all subjects (not just aerospace-related).  Teachers can also create their own lessons and deposit them into libraries the teacher creates.  Students can view lessons at anytime from any computer with Internet access.  Check out the video that demonstrates how to use Sophia.    
   
• SPACE: A Journey to Our Future - A 12,000 square foot traveling exhibition on the whos, hows, and whys of space exploration sponsored by General Motors,Space Day Foundation and Lockheed Martin.
   
• StarChild – a learning center for young astronauts.
   
• The Globe Program - Hands-on education and science program
   
• The Franklin Institute
   
• Through The Educator's Reference Desk you can access AskERIC's 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ question archive responses.
   
• Verizon Thinkfinity - a variety of teaching and learning materials

CAP AE REGIONAL PAGES

• CAP Northeast Region AE Page
• CAP Great Lakes Region AE Page
• CAP Rocky Mountain Region AE Page
• CAP Pacific Region AE Page
• CAP Southeast Region AE Page
• CAP North Central Region AE Page
• CAP Southwest Region AE Page

GOVERNMENT SITES (Click here for NASA.)

• Air Force Officer Accession and Training Schools (includes Junior ROTC and  Senior ROTC)
• Centennial of Flight Commission 
• FAA Federal Aviation Administration (homepage)
• Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) 
• First Flight Centennial Foundation - organization formed to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers' first flight.
• Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM)
• No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
• United States Air Force Academy
• United States Air Force

MUSEUMS

• Air Force Museum (Wright-Patterson AFB)
• National Air and Space Museum
• Seattle WA Museum of Flight
• Virginia Air and Space Center
• Wings Over the Rockies Museum
• Wright Brothers Virtual Museum (also Museum of Pioneer Aviation)

NASA SITES (a few of MANY sites of interest)

• NASA (homepage)
• NASA for Educators 
• NASA Teaching Material Search
• NASA Television
• NASA Education Programs Site – Links to all NASA Education Centers throughout the US
• NASA Explorer Schools Site
• NASA CORE – order multimedia materials for a minimal fee
• NASA Space Place – spacey things for kids to make and do
• "Space Place Live!" - The Space Place presents the Space Place kids hosting their first talk show live from the Space Place Clubhouse. Guests will include real scientists and engineers working in the space program. 
• NASA: 21st Century Explorer - a series of newsbreaks and educational materials featuring student actors. Students and educators in grades three through five will find a wide selection of hands-on projects, stories and videos presented in both Spanish and English. 
• NASA's Educational Media Archive - contains NASA Sci Files, NASA Connect, and other archived material
• Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Podcast -NASA provides a set of audio and video clips along with links to images and information about a STEM-related topic. Students can choose as many items as they want to include in a project and download them to their computer. Students can use the information provided or conduct their own research to write a script for an audio or video production.
• Learning Technologies Project

VARIOUS 

• Air Force Association  
• AMA Academy of Model Aeronautics (homepage)  NOTE: Cadets and students under the age of 19 can join for free!
• Aviation Salary, Wages, and Pay
• Challenger Centers - The Challenger Centers are non-profit, international network of facilities and programs founded by the families of the seven crew members of Challenger Flight 51L to continue the crew's educational mission. The Challenger Center uses the theme of space exploration to create positive learning experiences, foster interest in science, math, and technology and to motivate young people to explore and promote science literacy.
• EAA Young Eagles
• NSTA National Science Teacher's Association (homepage)
  • NSTA's position statement regarding aerospace
• Space Camp