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Curriculum: Fifth Grade

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Aerospace Curriculum

A.  Como Planetarium-Moon
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tothemoon/    Explore the moon using QTVR and find many more information.
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/moon.html      Exploration of the moon during missions.

B.  Apollo Program
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/history/apollo/index.html    Find information about all the Apollo missions.
The ApolloAstronauts    View brief information about each astronaut that was ever on an Apollo mission.
www.nasm.edu/apollo/    National Air & Space Museum presents imagery and information from manned Apollo missions.

C.  Rockets
http://home.earthlink.net/~voraze/toc.html    Model Rocketry for Educators.  Find out what model rockets can teach you.  Learn about the history of the hobbie, parts of a rocket, glossary, etc.
National Association of Rocketry   The oldest and largest sport rocketry organization in the world.

D.  Book-Vol. II Pilots Help our Nation
www.dot.state.mn.us/aero/aved/publications/   Find this book volume and other publications here.  Will need Adobe Acrobat to download books.

E.  FLIGHT SITE-Hot Air Balloons and You, Kaliscope Kites, Icarus

F.  Timeline-Aerospace Events
www.flight100.org/history_intro.html    Timeline of the History of Aviation in U.S. and around the world. Also, look for aviation pioneer profiles.

G.  Styrofoam Planes

H.  Toys in Space

I.  Aerospace Pioneer-Charles Lindbergh
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lindbergh/    PBS provides special features pertaining to Charles Lindbergh, history of aviation timeline, maps, etc.

www.nationalaviation.org/enshrinee/lindberghch.html    Bio on Charles Lindbergh.

http://museum.eaa.org/spirit.html    Virtual tour of the Spirit of St.Louis

www.mnhs.org/places/sites/lh/    Minnesota Historical Society provides information about Charles A. Lindbergh's historical site.  Tour information.

J.  Speakers-Golden Eagles, Tuskegee Airman
www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/history/prewwii/ta.htm    Photos of and brief article on Tuskegee Airmen from USAF.
www.fatherryan.org/blackmilitary/tusk.htm    Brief overview of Tuskegee Airmen and their accomplishments.  Findinfo. about Daniel Chappie James, Jr. and Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.

K.  Field Trip- Space Camp/Aviation Challenge
www.spacecamp.com    Overview of U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Find information about Space Camp and Aviation Challenge here.

L.  Additional Resources: