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"Visitors will have the opportunity to learn how math is not just in a classroom or in front of a computer. Escorted by three robots-the BotZ Squad-visitors will experience math in new ways through six themed galleries"

Presentation (100) Video (58) Handout (292) Worksheet (90) Quiz (4) Experiment (331) Game (8) Tutorial (118)"

"Rule of Three -- a three-member team means each team has three relationships being negotiated. I made that change in my classroom and found that teams of three became units able to function at a higher level more quickly, and they really needed each member present to make it work. Three students gave them enough variety of experience and ideas to sharpen their creativity and enable outside-the-box thinking. Also, it was easier for me to devise tasks and deliverables that gave each member something meaningful to contribute."

The front edge of the pterosaur wing is bone. in wind tunnel experiments this caused drag, making it aerodynamically less efficient than the wings of birds - which use feathers to create a smoother leading edge.  pterosaurs flew in a slow, controlled way, in particular when they came in to land. That would be important to pterosaurs because they had very thin bones which, according to Mr Palmer, could break on landing.

Looking back on his flight into space as pilot of SpaceShipOne, Mike Melvill finds the whole experience somewhat surreal

Filmmaker and P-51 Mustang Pilot Chris Woods film that captures the emotional reunion between WWII Mustang ace (Jim Brooks) and the historic plane. the 88-year old pilot sharing his stories and experiences of war

NVAA - Engine failure experience in IMC. This is the communications recording between the pilot of a Lancair Legacy N913MP and a Seattle Center controller. The Lancair experienced engine failure while on a flight from Redmond, OR to Boise, ID. Icing, engine failure complicates things. This is how it should be done! Two people VERY composed during the whole emergency. Enjoy the excitement!

"The general idea is like a workshop," said Luke. "We've gotten rid of tutorials and the labs and now students have a two-hour practical session every week." Each of the new spaces has nine work tables called pods that bring students together in groups of four. The pods have the apparatus students require to perform experiments, including a computer with a wall-mounted monitor; whiteboard or tempered glass for working out equations; and a webcam. "

Embry-Riddle's Summer Academy programs are residential programs at the Daytona Beach campus that introduce the technology of today to the aviators and astronauts of tomorrow. Students live in on-campus dormitories under the supervision of approved chaperones and share their initial experience of university living with other young people their age.

first real flight experience in this extensive introduction to the aviation industry. Participants receive ground training in our campus facilities, fly in our new C-172 Simulator, and pilot a C-172S aircraft. All flight training is conducted by certified university flight instructors. Participants in this program must be U.S. citizens ages 14-18.

In this activity students will be able to view the different ways water travels and the different forms in which water can be found. The experiment focuses mainly on evaporation, transpiration, condensation and precipitation

Learn about aerodynamics and related physics laws. Includes tutorials, presentations, interactive simulations, and experiments. There are also links to eThemes Resources on Aerodynamics, Science: Rockets, and Aviation: Wright Brothers.

Denman is one of about 80 students in Southwest Learning Centers' aviation program, which allows students to gain flight experience and eventually become licensed pilots. Southwest Learning Centers, a three-school charter complex in Northeast Albuquerque, has been offering a version of the program since 2005. Interest expanded in the past few years

LESSON PLANS - A library of fun science experiments to help students understand how the Wrights developed the first powered aircraft. WIND TUNNEL TESTS In 1901, the Wright Brothers conducted wind tunnel tests that helped them learn about lift. With NASA's help, we'll recreate some of those tests. Follow along! COMPUTER SIMULATIONS We're using computers to analyze the Wrights' early wing designs and the 1903 Wright Flyer. What will we learn?

Mathematics is a live science with new discoveries being made every day. The frontier of mathematics is an exciting place, where mathematicians experiment and play with creative and imaginative ideas. ideas that have already piqued many children's curiosity, but their profound mathematical importance is not widely known or understood. The MegaMath project is intended to bring unusual and important mathematical ideas to elementary school classrooms so that young people and their teachers can think about them together.

"The basic design requirements of the Open Course Library are simple enough. The material must be available online and accessible to anyone, says Mr. Green. Faculty designers, hired for their teaching experience and expertise in the subject, can use material from anywhere and anyone, as long as they abide by licensing agreements. Instructors can then use and revise the material as they see fit, dropping and adding components to customize the course for their own students. And now they have peer-vetted syllabi, lecture notes, and teaching materials, available with a few clicks of the mouse."

Develop your skills in designing and using project-based inquiry learning, or PBIL, to enhance conceptual understanding, critical thinking, scientific reasoning, and problem solving in standards-based classrooms. Experience and analyze two NASA-oriented PBIL projects firsthand; learn PBIL curriculum design strategies and methods; and design a PBIL unit for use in your classroom. Use e-PDN's suite of online tools to collaborate, connect and create with other course participants."

To measure this acceleration we will drop a magnet and measure the time taken for the magnet to travel between two points. This information used with the distance formula below will allow us to calculate the acceleration of the magnet due to gravity.

Crayon Physics is an innovative physics puzzle game in which you get to experience what it would be like if drawings you create on your computer were magically transformed into real physical objects. Through 70 levels, your success relies on nothing but your imagination, creativity, and ability to wield a miniature crayon.

Educator's Corner is a fun page for all. It includes activities for the classroom, fun experiments and much more.