FOURTH GRADE WEBSITES
Aerospace CurriculumA. Como Planetarium-Constellations www.fourmilab.ch/yoursky/ Produce constellation maps for your city or around the world in any dateand time, viewpoint, and observing location format. http://SkyandTelescope.com/howto/basics/ Learn how to observe the sky, identifying stars, etc. B. STARBASE www.starbasemn.org A nonprofit organization whose purpose is to increase the knowledge, skills,and interest of inner city youth in science, mathematics, andtechnology for greater academic and lifelong success. Find more info. about their programs here. C. Book-Vol. III-A Place in the Sky www.dot.state.mn.us/aero/aved/publications/ Find this book volume and other publications here. Will need Acrobatto download books. D. FLIGHT SITE-Airports, Communities and You, Winged Wonders http://www.eaa.org/education.html Download information pertaining to Flight Site. E. Gliders www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~flight/build1.html Build an experiment glider from scratch. Many other valuable resourcesin this domain. F. Propulsion Systems http://wings.avkids.com/Book/Propulsion/beginner/index.html Provides history, components, and much more about Propulsion. www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/k-12/airplane/bgp.html A beginners guide to Propulsion. G. Timelines-History of the Shuttle http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/archives/index.html Informaion about each space shuttle mission and more. H. Aerospace Pioneers John Glenn http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/bios/htmlbios/glenn-j.html NASA biography about John Glenn. www.lerc.nasa.gov/www/PAO/html/johnglen.htm Find information about his first flight to his most current shuttle mission. Chuck Yeager www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/yea0int-1 Academy of Achievent brings you face to face with the extraordinary individuals who have shaped our times. Dick Rutan www.dickrutan.com Journey into Dick Rutans life and experience his adventure in his officialwebsite. Jeana Yeager www.edwards.af.mil/articles98/docs_html/feb98/cover/jeana.html Reports from Edward Airforce Base about Jeana Yeager. I. Speakers-Elizabeth Strofus, Women in Aviation www.dot.state.mn.us/aero/aved/publications/skyslim2/strohfus.html Brief description of Elizabeth Wall Strohfuss' life. J. Field Trip -Fleming Field (with STARBASE) http://www.dot.state.mn.us/aero/avoffice/ops/airdir/airports.html Links and diagrams to all MN airports or air fields. L. Additional Websites
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