This 4-part curriculum series takes young people from the basics of physics and flight through exploring what it means to pilot an aircraft.
Audience: Grades 1-12
- Pre-Flight, Level 1—Youth build a marshmallow rocket, learn about different careers in aviation and space, and explore how an airplane works. 4 activities total. (Grades 1-3)
- Lift Off, Level 2—Youth build a straw rocket, learn about weather conditions, make a paper hot air balloon, and learn the International Phonetic Alphabet. 13 activities total. (Grades 3-5)
- Reaching New Heights, Level 3—youth make a shuttle on a string, a Japanese kite, a hang glider, and learn about a control panel of an aircraft. 12 activities total. (Grades 6-8)
- Pilot in Command, Level 4—Youth create an altitude tracker, determine fuel efficiency for a commercial aircraft, explore pilot certification, evaluate navigation systems, and learn about airport issues. 12 activities total. (Grades 9-12)
- Aerospace Adventures Helper’s Guide—Guide to accompany the Aerospace Adventures curriculum. Answers the questions in the activity guides as well as provides facilitators with discussion points and questions for youth.
Authored by Academy of Aviation, AMA, Air National Guar, CAP NCR/DAE, and National 4-H Council.
