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Almost everyone has folded a paper plane. They're fun and easy. The designs are endless--from war planes to sleek gliders to stunt planes. Here's one paper airplane design. Try it out, and then experiment on your own.

A standard part is a part or material that conforms to an established industry or U.S. Government-published specification. The FAA's acceptance of a standard part as an approved part is based on the certification that the part has been designed and produced in accordance with an independent established set of specifications and criteria.

Explore museums from around the world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels, and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces."

Volunteers from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson spent their weekend helping inspire children from local school districts to get involved in aviation. Volunteers participated in the Build-a-Plane program at Begich Middle School. The program is designed to help motivate children to take an active interest in aviation and life. The program got off the ground of the school after speaker Barrington Irving, the youngest and first African-American to pilot a plane around the world, stopped by the school for a speech, according to Angie Slingluff, FAA Education coordinator.

Math Future, http://www.naturalmath.com which is an organic and extensive community of math educators and students, online and locally.

"The Boeing and Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Schools Build a Plane Challenge aims to motivate young people in the areas of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). It also encourage young people's awareness of the aerospace sector, demonstrates its economic importance and offers them a wide array of related career paths. "

"After hauling the parts to Talkeetna the kids cleaned her up and moved her into the shop. Worn and bent, she looked pretty nice after all the work."

"Problem solving and word problem resources online"

"free access to more than 600 items. The items: * Are appropriate for middle and early high school students. * Test student understanding in the earth, life, physical sciences, and the nature of science. * Test for common misconceptions as well as correct ideas."

Collaborative network seeking to further female participation in STEM through maximization of public and private resources, also through the work of regional chapters

limited content, same idea as Kahn Academy

"NASA's FIRST Robotics Competition Sponsorship Application FIRST Logo NASA Meatball The 2012 NASA FIRST Robotics Competition sponsorship application is now open! Interested in getting a sneak peek at the questions before you register with our site, check out the questions page. "

" to design and develop well-engineered assessment tools to support US schools in implementing the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSS). Tools for formative and summative assessment that make knowledge and reasoning visible, and help teachers to guide students in how to improve, and monitor their progress. These tools comprise: * Lesson Units for Formative Assessment: some focused on math concepts, others on non-routine problem solving - 20 per grade for Grades 7-12. * Professional Development Modules: to help teachers with the new pedagogical challenges that formative assessment presents. * Summative Assessment Task Collection: to illustrate the range of performance goals required by CCSS. * Prototype Summative Tests: designed to help teachers and students monitor their progress, these tests provide a model for examinations that may replace or complement current US tests."

"Four open spans need bridges. You've just been put in charge of deciding which type of bridge is best for each of those four spans. Are you up to the task? Let's find out. First, you'll want to take a good look at each site. Then you'll want to research each of the four kinds of bridges that you can choose from. Only then will you be ready to try your hand at building a bridge-actually four of them! Follow the steps below: "

"A group of students at Chevak High School, located on the remote Alaskan tundra, worked together over the winter to build a Rans S-6s Coyote II experimental aircraft from a kit, and flew it for the first time on March 24. "The aircraft was beautifully built and was obviously the pride of the aeronautics class at the school," John Davis, a Designated Airworthiness Representative who flew in from Anchorage to inspect the airplane, told the Alaska Dispatch."

"free and open textbooks and supporting materials for use in the teaching of Science and Maths for grades 10-12,"

"WWII veteran, prisoner of war, accomplished test pilot, pace plane for the Unlimited Reno races, air show pilot - Bob Hoover is considered one of the founders of modern aerobatics and is considered by Jimmy Doolittle to be "…the greatest stick and rudder man who ever lived.""