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STEM in 30: Top of the Tower: How Air Traffic Control Keeps the Skies Safe

Learn about Air Traffic Controllers.

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Grade 6, Grade 7, and Grade 8
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Aviation, and General aviation
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https://youtu.be/fxbqVeDRZCU
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STEM in 30: Fly Girls: Women in Aerospace

Join STEM in 30 and the first private female space explorer, Anousheh Ansari, as we take a look at the contributions of early women aviators, female astronauts and other pioneering women.

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Grade 6, Grade 7, and Grade 8
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Women, Society and Culture, Aviation, and Human spaceflight
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https://youtu.be/p12jUNsx5e0
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How Things Fly: Air is Stuff

Learn about the properties of air and air pressure

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http://howthingsfly.si.edu/gravity-air/air-stuff
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How Things Fly: Air Pressure

See how Magdeburg hemispheres demonstrate the properties of air pressure.

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http://howthingsfly.si.edu/media/air-pressure
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Flights of Fancy Story Time: Make a Wish on the Wind

Our three friends are inspired by seeds floating on the wind. Afterwards do a whirligig craft.

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https://youtu.be/T6Y-6ju2NFs
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Flights of Fancy Story Time: Spaceport on the Moon

Our three friends talk about plans to build a spaceport on the Moon. Then they build a habitat for Ruth's new pet hamster; Rocket; that has everything she needs; just like a Moon spaceport would.

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Human spaceflight, Moon (Earth), Rockets, and Space stations
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https://youtu.be/vbdqdZrSze8
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Flights of Fancy Story Time Playlist

National Air and Space Museum offers stories for young children and their families inspired by our collection of air and space objects and historic photos.

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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6RlkQnoCx_URXpH-7jY2aNO7g7OdWtas
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Pilot Pals Story Time: Learning to Fly

In this episode of our Pilot Pals story time series, we share the story of the Piper J – 2 Cub, which many pilots have used to learn to fly.

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Aircraft, and Aviation
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https://youtu.be/eXE0BO4gHRk
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Pilot Pals Story Time: The First Around the World Flight

In this episode of our Pilot Pals story time series, we share the story of the Douglas World Cruisers and the first around the world flight

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https://youtu.be/4igGGSBkcgU
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Pilot Pals Story Time: Air Racers

In this episode of our Pilot Pals story time series, we share the story of air racers and Jimmy Doolittle.

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https://youtu.be/Br6jjf2_Q5U
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Pilot Pals Story Time: Cornelius Coffey

In this episode of our Pilot Pals story time series, we share the story of pioneering African American aviator Cornelius Coffey.

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https://youtu.be/JhOTw-LRNAc
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How Things Fly: Bernoulli Brain-Teasers

Learn about Bernoulli’s principle with these brain teasers

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https://howthingsfly.si.edu/sites/default/files/attachment/BernoulliBrain-Teasers.pdf