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Students can construct a parachute and test for rate of descent. This activity is a part of the " Sharing Aeronautics Projects Electronically" site that includes a number of experiments on force, atmosphere, weather and map reading.

An interactive simulation of the evolution of behavior. Lifeforms live and adapt on screen, under your influence. This downloadable program is an introduction to the priciples of life.

Helps students understand the principles of potential energy and springs while using the sport of bungy jumping to illustrate these topics. ESPN Sports Figures has a large number of detailed lessons that teach core physics concepts.

This downloadable program is an interactive flow simulator that determines the airflow around various shapes of airfoils, including a flat plate and a baseball. Several lessons on basic aerodynamics are included with the simulator package.

This interactive lab allows students to do "virtual" measurements of mass and volume(via water displacement) for a variety of objects. Many other interactive experiments that include mechanics, life sciences, energy and matter can be found at the Shockwave Science site.

Provides insight into the art and science of aircraft design. It's interactivity allows students to participate in the kind of trade-offs and decisions that aircraft designers face on a daily basis. You too, can design a subsonic transport!

Discusses the forces of lift, gravity, thrust, and drag, and the combination needed to get the plane off the ground. This lesson is a part of the AllStar Network an aeronautic learning laboratory for science, technology and research. Level of interest choices are available for lower middle, upper middle, and high school level activities.

Demonstrates Bernoulli's principle of air pressure. An experiment that students can actually do. This site is part of The NASA Spark Site for Educators.

This site details an experiment that allows students to design planes for best control, accuracy, and time aloft. A number of other activites are included in the K-8 Aeronautics Internet Textbook. http://wings.ucdavis.edu/

A fun activity that tests your powers of observation. Other fun activities can be found at the Exploratorium On-Line Exhibits.

Students attempt to identify popular candy bars based on their cross section, allowing for observation and classification. The Science Learning Network has many other activities that are student oriented.

An informational site detailing all the shuttle trips. This web site can lead students to daily updates, as well as provide opportunities for students to learn about and work within the space program.

An interactive site that allows students to compare their observations with those of NASA scientists. The Space Telescope Science Institute includes a number of interactive activities and research information.

Invites students to actively explore the hidden world of microbes through an appealing, fun interface. The Digital Center for Microbial Ecology also highlights a number of other microbe activities.

In this activity, students can use satellite images that are just a few hours old to determine weather conditions now, and predict the weather. Exploring the Environment covers a number of earth science lessons and activities.

This activity uses reasoning and math skills. How many people can board your plane and still fly? Plane Math is a way for students to learn cool things about math and aeronautics.

Gives an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in our solar system. Each page has text and images, some have sounds and movies, most provide references to additional related information. If you don't have time for the full tour, try The Express Tour

This is an electronic multimedia textbook that presents a comprehensive study of the science of aeronautics that can be used at any reading level: beginner, intermediate, advanced, and instructor. This is a great resource for the science teacher to use as a reference or to self-pace students through aeronautics. It also includes links to the curriculum, lesson plans, and activities.

This is a basic guide to how things fly. You can learn what makes an airplane fly, a balloon float, or a spacecraft stay in orbit. It includes terms, demonstrations, and activities that students can use in and out of the classroom. It also links to NASA's Spacelink.

This is a lesson plan that covers gravity, Bernoulli's Principle, and flight as they pertain to frisbee product designs. Students will examing and list properties of different frisbees. It also links to a Middle School Page with more activities and ideas for teachers.

This is an interactive simulation of what would occur if an asteroid hit the earth. Students could go back in time to see what killed the dinosaurs or see if they could save the Earth. Included are different options that the student could choose with different consequences. It also links to the Wright Center with many resources for students and teachers.

This page includes three activities to help students learn how things fly while having fun: How Things Fly, The Great Paper Plane Races, and Name That Part. It also links to the Amelia Earhart Website with more teacher resources and activities to teach the concepts of flight.

This page gives the teacher rules to use in the science classroom to assure student safety.

An interactive program that uses Mendelian Genetics to breed aliens.