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HISTORY Channel

Women in the Cockpit

3rd - 8th Standards
Alberta Kinney was a member of the Women's Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) program. They were some of the first women in America to fly army aircraft in World War II. Viewers discover who Kinney was and how the program...
Instructional Video8:48
The Great War

Hell's Handmaiden - Canadian Flying Ace Billy Bishop

9th - Higher Ed Standards
He would have been expelled for cheating, but Canadian flying ace Billy Bishop was drafted at the start of World War I before school officials could punish him. A dog fighter of legendary proportions, only the Red Baron rivaled him with...
Instructional Video4:29
Curated OER

How It's Made - Helicopter

5th - 8th
See how engineers spend hours constructing and designing helicopters. Science, design, and mechanics are all incorporated in this process. A great way to introduce a variety of career associated with science and engineering.
Instructional Video4:45
Curated OER

How It's Made - Airplanes

5th - 8th
Kids can use this video to see how engineers, machines, and mechanics work together to construct airplanes. It's an amazing process that requires precision, science, and design! Have your class compare this process to the process...
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Have Fun With History

Have Fun With History: The Spruce Goose H4

9th - 10th
This short newsreel clip shows the Howard Hughes' H-4 Hercules in production. Eventually, the H-4 would be coined the "Spruce Goose" being made of wood and resin. It is the largest airplane ever built.
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Other

Reading Through History: History Brief: Amelia Earhart

9th - 10th
This video provides a brief biography of the life of American aviation pioneer, Amelia Earhart. [4:16]
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Math in Aviation: Lesson 4

9th - 10th
In this lesson, students see how math is important in the field of aviation (flying!). It is 4 of 5 in the series titled "Math in Aviation."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Math in Aviation: Lesson 1

9th - 10th
In this lesson, students see how math is important in the field of aviation (flying!). It is 1 of 5 in the series titled "Math in Aviation."
Instructional Video
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Magazine Video: One of Amelia Earhart's Final Takeoff

9th - 10th
Launch a video, from July 2, 1937, that documents one of famous aviator Amelia Earhart's final takeoffs. [0:41]