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Aviation history is over two millennia old, with earliest forms existing in China’s kite-flying. DaVinci dreamed of man flying in the 15th century, and the Montgolfier brothers began manned flight with hot air balloons in the 18th century. Lilienthal experimented with gliders in the 19th century, but it wasn’t until two brothers took a short break from gravity, in December 1903, that flight really ‘took off!’
Since that time, modern scientists and aviators have worked together to grow the industry by leaps and bounds, including zeppelins, jet engines, flying boats, pilotless drones, space flight, and long-distance space travel…
Aviation Field Trips
- Kitty Hawk – First Flight
- Tulsa Air & Space – WW2 Flight
- Bush Pilots & Planes
- Korea, Vietnam, and Modern Aviation
- Airplanes & Air Shows
Space-Themed Field Trips
- Johnson Space Center
- Kennedy Space Center
- US Space & Rocket Center
- Stafford Air & Space Museum
- Sea, Air, and Space Museum
Aviation / Space Unit Studies
- DaVinci & Early Aviation History
- The First Flight
- World War I Pilots
- Women in Aviation
- Astronomy
- The Rocket that Flew to Mars
- The History of Air Travel
Aviation / Space Resources
- NASA educational collection
- Solar System worksheets
- Space & Beyond Fun Box
- Doctor Aviation
- YWAM: Orville Wright & Alan Shephard
- Civil Air Patrol curriculum (free)
- Aviation Notebooking Pages
- Tales of the R.A.F.
- Flygirl
- Wings of Victory
- Dave Dawson
- Tom Corbett, Space Cadet
- Aeroplane Boys
Hands-On Learning
(we have both of these…and love them!)
For more AMAZING flight-themed resources and projects, check out the Flight Unit Study, Aerospace Engineering collection, and the FAA Aviation Curriculum (all grades represented).
