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ERIC Number: EJ789635
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2003-Oct
Pages: 4
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0036-8148
A Flight Simulator Program Takes Off
McMahon, Don
Science and Children, v41 n2 p42-45 Oct 2003
Aviation concepts, including forces acting on an airplane, navigation, correct aircraft terminology, and general aviation vocabulary, are often part of a comprehensive fifth-grade aviation curriculum. But in one school district, students also learned about flying planes and even trained in a flight simulator. This article describes how industry and a school district in Mesa, Arizona teamed up in a mutually beneficial partnership to teach students about the wonders of flight. (Contains 1 resource and 3 online resources.)
National Science Teachers Association. 1840 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201-3000. Tel: 800-722-6782; Fax: 703-243-3924; e-mail: membership@nsta.org; Web site: http://www.nsta.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Grade 5
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Arizona