From videos to ready-to implement classroom activities, we’re here to help you get your learners excited about air and space.

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Flights of Fancy Story Time: "The Day the Earth Stopped Spinning"

This story is about the orbiting and revolving Earth.

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Grade PK, Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2 and Grade 3
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Astronomy, Solar System and Science
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Flights of Fancy Story Time: "Bessie Coleman"

This story is about the pioneering pilot Bessie Coleman, with sketches by museum educator Diane Kidd.

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African American or Black people, Aviation and Early flight
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Flights of Fancy Story Time: "Pluto’s Secret"

In this special author session, Margaret Weitekamp reads the book, Pluto’s Secret: An Icy World’s Tale of Discovery

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Dwarf planets, People, Science, Small solar system bodies and Solar System
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Flights of Fancy Story Time: The Stuff Between the Stars"

Author Sandra Nickel and Illustrator Aimee Sicurro discuss and read their book The Stuff Between the Stars: How Vera Rubin Discovered Most of the Universe

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Art, Astronomy, People and Women
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Flights of Fancy Story Time: "At the Air Show"

In this story, Lou goes to an air show at the local airport, and the Three Friends are inspired by the fast flying jets and their cool maneuvers to create high flying kites

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Grade PK, Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2 and Grade 3
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Aircraft, Aviation, General aviation, Science and Sports aviation
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Flights of Fancy Story Time: "Mo the Mars Man"

This story celebrates the upcoming landing of the Perseverance rover on Mars.

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Grade PK, Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2 and Grade 3
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Science, Solar System, Spacecraft, Technology and Engineering and Spaceflight
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Flights of Fancy Story Time: "Three Friends Alien Adventure"

When Ruth finds a box of old comic books in her attic, the three friends are inspired to write and film their own science fiction movie with aliens, robots, and space explorers.

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Grade PK, Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2 and Grade 3
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Exoplanets, Science fiction and Spaceflight
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Flights of Fancy Story Time: "Fly and Float"

National Air and Space Museum. Museum educator Ann Caspari will read the original story Fly and Float, a story about seaplanes.

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Grade PK, Grade K, Grade 1 and Grade 2
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Aircraft and Technology and Engineering
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Flights of Fancy Story Time: "Building Our Home Among the Stars"

This story follows the Three Friends as they celebrate the 20th anniversary of the International Space Station and build their own space station.

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Grade PK, Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2 and Grade 3
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Astronomy, Human spaceflight, Science, Space stations and Spaceflight
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Flights of Fancy Story Time: "Halloween Edition"

Gather your little ones for a special Halloween-themed story time with the National Air and Space Museum. Museum educator Ann Caspari reads an original story and leads us in a craft.

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Life sciences and Science
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Flights of Fancy Story Time: "Mission to Mars"

We return to our three friends as they imagine what it would be like to plan a trip, build a rocket, and travel on a mission to Mars.

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Human spaceflight, Rockets, Science, Solar System and Spaceflight
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Flights of Fancy Story Time: "Homebuilt Airplanes"

Museum educator Ann Caspari will read the original story Homebuilt Airplanes, which tells the story of three friends who build their own airplane out of items in their home.

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Aviation, General aviation, Science and Technology and Engineering
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