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Smithsonian Science Starter: Fun with Flags: Civil War Battle Communication

Flags do more than just represent your country. They are used for communication too! Learn how they were used at the Battle of Antietam during the Civil War.

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Grade Level
Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 3, Grade 4 and Grade 5
Topics
World War I, World War II and War and Conflict
Leader
Student and Teacher
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Diagram/Illustration Image

Louis R. Purnell in Uniform

An image of Louis R. Purnell, a Tuskegee Airman and curator of Astronautics at the National Air and Space Museum, wearing his United States Army Air Force Uniform.

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Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7 and Grade 8
Topics
Aviation, Military aviation, War and Conflict, World War II and African American or Black people
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Student and Teacher
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Diagram/Illustration Image

Training Aircraft Used by Tuskegee Institute

This image is of a vintage, open-cockpit biplane—one used at Alabama’s renowned Tuskegee Institute to train African American pilots for Army Air Corps service during World War II.

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Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7 and Grade 8
Topics
Aviation, Military aviation, War and Conflict, World War II and African American or Black people
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Student and Teacher
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Diagram/Illustration Image

Tuskegee Airman Flight Jacket

See what you can learn from this image of the airman jacket worn by Lt. Col. Woodrow W. Crockett.

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Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7 and Grade 8
Topics
Aviation, Military aviation, War and Conflict, World War II and African American or Black people
Leader
Student and Teacher
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Diagram/Illustration Image

World War II Patriotic Cover

Control of the air was recognized early in WWII as a decisive factor in modern warfare, hence the popularity of the slogan Keep 'em Flying!. See it in this letterhead used by servicemen at the time.

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Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7 and Grade 8
Topics
Aviation, Military aviation, Society and Culture, War and Conflict and World War II
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Student and Teacher
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Activity/Lab Document

WWII Learning Lab

Students and teachers can use this learning lab to learn about various aspects of aviation during WWII and some of the most important aviators at that time.

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Grade Level
Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7 and Grade 8
Topics
Aviation, Military aviation, War and Conflict, World War II and African American or Black people
Leader
Teacher and Student
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cc-by-nc