Teacher Resources

Flight Based Educational Activities

Fun activities to try in your classroom or at home

Parts of an Airplane

Parts of an Airplane

Download Here

Parts of an Airplane
Activity Sheet

The Challenge: Fill in as many blanks as you can. Then use the word bank to fill in the rest.

 

Parts of an airplane (answers)

Parts of an Airplane (Answers)

Download Here

Parts of an Airplane
Activity Sheet (Answers)

The Challenge: Fill in as many blanks as you can. Then use the word bank to fill in the rest.

 

Why Aircraft Fly

Why Aircraft Fly

Download Here

Why Aircraft Fly
Lesson Sheet

Learn the key principles of aerodynamics and propulsion that enable aircraft to fly.

 

Glossary of Terms

Glossary of Terms

Download Here

Glossary
of Terms

Learn the terminology and concepts related to the world of aviation and flight. 

 

Parachute Activity Card

Parachute Activity Card

Download Here

Parachute: Theory of Flight
Activity Card

Outcome: To demonstrate the fall of parachutes of various materials.

 

Helicopter: Theory of Flight

Helicopter: Theory of Flight

Download Here

Lift: The Helicopter – Theory of Flight Activity Card

Outcome: To demonstrate how a helicopter uses lift to maneuver.

 

Aerofoil: Theory of Flight

Aerofoil: Theory of Flight

Download Here

Aerofoil: Theory of Flight Activity Card

Outcome: To demonstrate how the Aerofoil separates the air to assist in flight.

 

Straw Plane: Theory of Flight

Straw Plane: Theory of Flight

Download Here

Straw Plane: Theory of Flight Activity Card

Outcome: To discover the how and why homemade planes work.

 

Gravity Activity Card

Gravity Activity Card

Download Here

Gravity
Activity Card

Outcome: To demonstrate how objects will fall, because they are pulled by the earth’s force.

 

Gravity & Air Pressure Activity Card

Gravity & Air pressure activity card

Download Here

Gravity & Air Pressure
Activity Card

Outcome: To demonstrate how gravity and air pressure affect falling objects.

 

Drag Activity Card

Drag Activity Card

Download Here

Drag
Activity Card

Outcome: To find out who runs faster with a piece of tag board in front of them.

 

ITU Alphabet

ITU Alphabet (Tin Can TelePhone)

Download Here

The ITU Phonetic
Alphabet

The radio operator depends on understanding exactly what is said to save lives.

 

Morse Code Activity Card

Morse Code Activity Card

Download Here

Morse Code
Activity Card

Before someone invented how to send your voice over the airwaves, radio communications used “Morse Code”