Look Up! Educator Network

"The Build a Plane project has grown wings since last summer when it was introduced as an idea for students to learn more about the aviation industry in Talkeetna. The project may be the biggest volunteer effort Talkeetna has seen in years. Sue Deyoe was at their recent project evening and has more on the project."

"At the super Golden West Fly-In and Air Show, I got to meet Lyn Freeman who runs Build A Plane. This is so cool what he does! We climbed into a stunningly beautiful Glasair Sportsman 2+2 and he filled me in on this amazing organization. Check it out!"

"Last week, Davin Coburn headed to the Pacific Northwest to learn about one company's revolutionary new build process for their high-performance kitplane-and then to go for a test drive, to figure out what it was like 180 degrees from a midtown Manhattan office. Catch up with his journey by clicking here, then learn how to build your own plane below..."

"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."

"Build A Plane, a charitable organization that teaches kids science, math, and technology skills through hands-on experience in aircraft construction, has about 200 airplane construction projects under way and 300 youth groups awaiting donations, founder Lynn Freeman"

"Variance describes, mathematically, how close the observations in a data set (data points) are to the middle of the distribution. Using the mean as the measure of the middle of the distribution, the variance is defined as the average squared difference of each data point from the mean of the data. Standard deviation, the square root of the variance, is the average distance of the data points from the mean. "

"Hobby Clubs of Florida" - RC aircraft

"Being greener at school There are many environmentally-friendly things you can do at school or college to help protect the planet and prevent climate change. These include setting up recycling schemes and finding greener ways to travel to and from school."

"Discover the inventors, politicians, performers, activists and other everyday people who made this country what it is today."

"Shop classes have all but disappeared from many American schools, and at first glance that might seem like a logical step. Why would today's wired kids need to know how to work with their hands? The answer is that they still need the inspiration and understanding that results from turning something digital into something real."

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"Lindbergh Does It! To Paris in 33 1/2 Hours; Flies 1,000 Miles Through Snow and Sleet; Cheering French Carry Him Off Field Crowd Roars Thunderous Welcome Breaks Through Lines of Soldiers and Police and Surging to Plane Lifts Weary Flier from His Cockpit Aviators Save Him From Frenzied Mob of 100,000 Paris Boulevards Ring With Celebration After Day and Night Watch -- American Flag Is Called for and Wildly Acclaimed "

"The Sebring Florida EAA Chapter 1240 awarded 2 Young Eagle members each a $1,000 scholarship to begin their Sport Pilot license. Each candidate was required to submit an application and a written essay about their love of flying and future career plans related to the aviation field. Photo: Young Eagles Coordinator John Rousch with Young Eagle recipients."

"Computer simulations are natural learning tools for a generation of video game players."

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"resource for educators. You will find links to great interactive sites to be used with your classes as well as wonderful resources for you. Each site comes with a blurb about what you will find when you click on it as well s how you can begin to use it in your classroom."

"You've got to love ANY game that gets kids JUMPING for math! This game does just that! "

"But what about the physics? Do the birds have a constant vertical acceleration? Do they have constant horizontal velocity? Let's find out, shall we? Oh, why would I do this? Why can't I just play the dumb game and move on."

"Assessment in game-based learning (GBL) programs can be far superior to your typical weekly multiple-choice test. Games are all about constant assessment. Games do not actively "teach" - they don't say "here is some knowledge for you to remember" - but rather they provide constant challenges and then give you feedback on your decisions, and that is how you learn."

"The corner was enclosed by plastic from floor to ceiling and inside sat a plane, wings folded toward the ceiling and a paint job that left more to be desired. It was the Seafire XV - one of only a handful still in existence. As soon as I saw the plane and learned a few facts about it, I knew I wanted to do a story on it and follow Cooper through the rest of the restoration process."