African American Pioneer Dale White and the 1939 Goodwill Flight
Dale L. White Sr., was a prominent African American pilot, best known for his 1939 “Goodwill Flight” with Chauncey Spencer from Chicago to Washington, DC.
https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/african-american-pioneer-dale-white-and-1939-goodwill-flight
Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 3, Grade 12, Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20, Grades 13-14
Aircraft, African American or Black people
Student
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The Aerobatics of the Extra 260
The inverted ribbon cut maneuver is when a pilot flies an aerobatic plane toward a string spanning a runway between two poles held in place by two brave people.
https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/aerobatics-extra-260
Grade 3, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16, Grades 17-20
Aircraft, Women
Student
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40 Years of (Triton) Summer
On Triton, Neptune’s largest moon, seasons last an average of 40 years, complete with nitrogen snow. Here’s how Triton’s summer solstice compares to Earth’s.
https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/40-years-triton-summer
Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grades 13-14, Grades 15-16
Small solar system bodies, Solar System, Spaceflight
Student
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STEM in 30: The Women Paving the Way to Mars
Meet the women who are helping pave the way to Mars, and Astronaut Abby, a college student who has set her sights on becoming an astronaut and the first person to step on the planet Mars.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hICKTEu2Ig0
Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Human spaceflight, Women, Spaceflight
Student
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STEM in 30: World War I: Legacy
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4/28/2017
Cultural diversity and Flight
World War I
Grade 6
STEM in 30: Solar Eclipse Special: Live From the Path of Totality
STEM in 30 celebrates the 2017 Great American Eclipse live from Liberty, Missouri, in the path of totality, and at the Phoebe Waterman Haas Public Observatory at the Museum in Washington, DC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCcr3b638hQ
Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Astronomy, Moon (Earth), Sun, Spaceflight
Student
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STEM in 30: Building a Better Mousetrap and Inventing the Airplane: All About Patents
On this episode of STEM in 30, learn about patents, and how they are used.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cobPPIqtGeo
Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Technology and Engineering