Important Aerospace Education Links

Air Force Association 

CAP Northeast Region AE Page
 
CAP Great Lakes Region AE Page

• Ohio Wing AE Page

CAP Southeast Region AE Page

CAP North Central Region AE Page

CAP Southwest Region Home Page

• New Mexico Wing Paper Models

CAP Rocky Mountain Region AE Page

CAP Pacific Region AE Page

• California Wing AE Page

Aerospace Careers Sites:

• Air Force careers


• Careers in Aviation


• Space Careers

NASA Sites:

• NASA


• 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.

NEW! 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.  "Space Place Live!".

• 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.                                                                                       


• NASAexplores – Excellent lesson plans for K-12 students


• 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.


• NASA SCIence Files


• Learning Technologies Project

        

Museum Sites:

• 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)

Government Sites:

• United States Air Force


• Air Force Officer Accession and Training Schools (includes Junior ROTC and  Senior ROTC)


• United States Air Force Academy


• Centennial of Flight Commission


• First Flight Centennial Foundation - organization formed to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers' first flight.


• Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)


• No Child Left Behind (NCLB)


• Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM)

Teacher Resources:

• AvKids – A site by National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)


• Federal Aviation Association Education (FAA)


• Frank Potter’s Science Gems – Great links to great science resources


• Discovery Channel School


• Discovery School’s Puzzlemaker


• National Aeronautic Association (NAA)


• National Coalition for Aviation Education (NCAE)


• EduHound – Everything for education


• EduPuppy – Everything for Early Childhood Education


• Rubric Resource from Teach-nology (The web portal for educators)


• Amazing Space – space topics and the Hubble Space Telescope; web-based activities for classroom use.


• Mars website


• StarChild – a learning center for young astronauts.


• The Globe Program - Hands-on education and science program


• Bill Nye, the Science Guy


• The Franklin Institute


• 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.


• Alabama Aerospace Teachers’ Association


• ALLSTAR Network –  An excellent collection of aerospace resources


• History of Commercial Aviation – a program by pbs


• Aviation activities from Education World


• Newton’s Apple


• Scholastic Education’s home page links to sites for students; includes tie-ins with series books such as Magic School Bus.


• NEW!  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.


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