Links to CAP downloads

All CAP materials can be easily adapted for specific grade levels and are well integrated with other academic disciplines.  CAP AE materials are aligned with national academic standards. 

Elementary School Products

The following sample AE materials are availble to download free of charge.  FREE printed packages of these products and additional AE resources are available on E-services for members.

• Wright Brothers

• Eddie Rickenbacker (WWI Ace)

• Charles Lindbergh

• Amelia Earhart

• General Jimmy Doolittle (WWII aviation leader)

• Fun in Flight: Exploring Careers in the Aerospace World (K-6)

• Historical Aircraft: Drawing Lessons from Aerospace History (K-6)

Middle School Products

CAP offers comprehensive, themed study units on aviation and space topics. Each unit contains background information, teaching suggestions, lesson plans, student tests and test keys, completion certificate, and several posters or other visuals. These units are interdisciplinary and include activities for English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, Mathematics, Health, Art, Music, and others.  The following sample AE materials are availble to download free of charge.  FREE printed packages of these products and additional AE resources are available on E-services for members.

• Wright Brothers: From Bicycles to Airplanes

• Dr. Robert Goddard (Father of Modern Rocketry) (Downloadable only - out of print)

National Standards for Goddard Unit
 

• Amelia Earhart

National Standards for Earhart Unit
 

• Charles Lindbergh

National Standards for Lindbergh Unit
 

• Space Shuttle

National Standards for Shuttle Unit
Space Shuttle poster
 

• History of General Aviation

National Standards for General Aviation Unit
 

• Eddie Rickenbacker (WWI Ace)

National Standards for Rickenbacker Unit
 

• Jimmy Doolittle (WWII aviation leader) (Downloadable only -- out of print)

National Standards for Doolittle Unit
 

• “Chappie” James (First African American Air Force General) (Downloadable only -- out of print)

National Standards for James Unit
 

• Billy Mitchell (Founder of the United States Air Force) (Downloadable only -- out of print)

National Standards for Mitchell Unit
 

• Wright Brothers

National Standards for Wright Brothers Unit
  

High School Products

Several of the comprehensive study units listed for Middle School can be easily adapted for High School students.

Classroom Activities in Aerodynamics – tied to National Standards. Another outstanding lesson by Dr. Charley Rodriguez from Southern Illinois University---includes several hands-on activities.

Lesson on Newton’s Laws as they apply to Air-Powered Rockets. Complete instructions on how to build paper and plastic bottle rockets. Includes numerous math, physics, and basic science applications. Written by Dr. Charley Rodriguez, Ph.D. and Jim Raynovic. Both are Assistant Professors of Aviation Technology at Southern Illinois University.

Miscellaneous Resources and Articles
CAP article in Quest for Space magazine