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"The first aerial circumnavigation of the world was conducted in 1924 by a team of aviators of the United States Army Air Service, the precursor of the United States Air Force. The trip took 175 days, covering over 44,000 kilometres (27,340 mi)."

"examine how OER can attract and support girls in STEM education, including additional support services necessary to ensure high levels of success. OER are high-quality educational materials that are openly licensed and shared at no cost, allowing learners and educators to use, adapt, change and add information to suit their education goals"

"No matter what anyone tells you, EVERY paper airplane needs fine-tuning to achieve its best performance.  There are several things you should keep in mind while making adjustments to your planes. "

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"Take a look here for general top tips or select from the panel for age-specific ideas for 3-5 and 5-7 year olds."

"Lockheed Constellation ("Connie") is a propeller-driven airliner built by Lockheed Corporation between 1943 and 1958 at its Burbank, California, facility. A total of 856 aircraft were produced in numerous models,"

"apps where the students are still presenters but do so digitally. This means they can share the presentation, embed it in the digital portfolio and even let mum and dad see their work. Some of these even allow you to create an avatar or use a photo and then import it into the app to have your students present as themselves."

more than two thousand educational games for middle school and high school age students. If that library doesn't have what they're looking for, teachers can create custom games using twelve different templates provided by What 2 Learn.

Understanding Mathematics through Insight, Concept, and Perception

The Super Book of Web Tools for Educators There are many teachers who want to start using technology in their classrooms, but just aren't sure where to start. That's why I got together ten prominent ed tech bloggers, teachers, and school administrators to create The Super Book of Web Tools for Educators. In this book there introductions to more than six dozen web tools for K-12 teachers. Additionally, you will find sections devoted to using Skype with students, ESL/ELL, blogging in elementary schools, social media for educators, teaching online, and using technology in alternative education settings."

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relevant material from MIT's introductory courses to support students as they study and educators as they teach the AP* Biology curriculum. This section is organized by the topics that you'll see on the biology exam.

Highlights of Calculus is a series of short videos that introduces the basic ideas of calculus - how it works and why it is important. The intended audience is high school students, college students, or anyone who might need help understanding the subject. In addition to the videos, there are summary slides and practice problems complete with an audio narration by Professor Strang. You can find these resources to the right of each video.

We have selected relevant material from MIT's introductory courses to support students as they study and educators as they teach the AP* Physics curriculum. This section is organized by the topics that you'll see on the physics exam.

Interactive Science Simulations Fun, interactive, research-based simulations of physical phenomena from the PhET project at the University of Colorado.

"Flying Wild Alaska is a documentary television series that airs on Discovery Channel. The show features the Tweto family from Unalakleet, Alaska who run the Alaska airline Era Alaska. They operate the hub operations from Unalakleet. "

"An anthology of articles on early aviation published in 1928. The Story Of The Airship, The First Attempt At The North Pole, The Ballon In War, The Wellman Attempt At The Pole, The Birth And Growth Of The Aeroplane, Wilbur And Orville Wright, The First Aeroplane Flight, Sensations Of Flight--Learning To Fly, etc."