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Curriculum: Kindergarten
KINDERGARTEN WEBSITES
Aerospace Curriculum

A. Planetarium-The Sky
http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/shywatch/  Learn about the stars in the night sky, how they change, etc.

B. Booklet Stories

C. Kites/Shuttle Kites
www.raybethell.com    Explore Ray Bethell’s official website, an expert kite flyer, and learntips about flying your kite.
www.kites.org/zoo/    Learn about kites, terminology, etc.

D. Birds
www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/    Information, print-outs, great resources for primary and intermediate.
www.pbs.org/lifeofbirds/    Teacher resource on bird brains, bird evolution, bird songs or sounds, etc.

E. Flight- Introductory
www.knowble.com/.and/airport/default.html    Interactive site with topics such as How Plane Works, History of Flights, Flight Safety, etc.
www.allstar.fiu.edu/aero/princ1.htm    Flight principals with great illustrations and activities.
http://wings.avkids.com/Book/Fundamentals/beginner/index.html    Fundamentals of flight for primary kids.  Many other valuable resource in this domain.

F. Airport/Space Exploration Playsets

G. Aerospace Pioneer-Amelia Earhart
www.ameliaearhart.com    Official website for Amelia Earhart.
www.ameliaearhartmuseum.org/index.html    Learn about Amelia Earhart as an aviator.

H. Speaker-Raptor Center
www.raptor.cum.umn.edu/    Find information about the Raptor Center in MN.

I.  Additional Websites:

www.omsi.edu/explore/physics/air/    An introduction to the basic principles of buoyancy, properties of gases,temperature, and the technology involved in hot air ballooning.
www.nasm.edu/galleries/gal109/    An exhibition at the National Air & Space Museum.  Gives briefoverview of How Things Fly.  Look in their Resource Center for list of Picture Books about How Things Fly and manymore.