Crack the codes in this virtual breakout room while exploring artifacts at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center!
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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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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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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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See what you can learn from this image of the airman jacket worn by Lt. Col. Woodrow W. Crockett.
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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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Using this guide, you can help your students learn about WWII with resources for every day of the week.
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This rubric will help assess student designs for technology to help lessen the effects of one of the health problems associated with sending people into space.
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Students will explore the impact of space travel on the human body and ways NASA equips their astronauts to live in this environment.
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During this lesson, students will learn about emergency preparedness during World War I and the Apollo mission, equipping them to participate in a challenge to design their own kit.
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