Useful Links

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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