A Flight Simulator Program Takes Off

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...

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Published inScience and children Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 42 - 45
Main Author McMahon, Don
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon National Science Teachers Association 01.10.2003
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Aerial rudders
Aircraft
Aircraft maneuvers
Arizona
Aviation
Aviation Education
Aviation Technology
Curricula
Curriculum
Elementary school students
Experiential Learning
Flight crews
Flight simulation
Grade 5
Gravity effects
Mesas
National Standards
Partnerships in Education
Program Effectiveness
School Business Relationship
School Districts
Science education
Simulation
Teacher Education
Teachers
Technology Uses in Education
Training devices
Urban Schools
Vehicular flight
Vocabulary
Arizona
United States > US
Mesa Arizona
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Summary: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.)
ISSN:0036-8148
1943-4812
DOI:10.2505/3/sc03_041_02