Adopt-A-Pilot

Educational Resources

Expand your mind, jump into online activities, and explore the wild blue yonder with these exciting “Continue to Learn” resources. You can find supplements to the Adopt-A-Pilot curriculum, click on great educational links, learn about Adopt-A-Pilot Online, and more!

• Birth of a Boeing
• Use Flightaware.com to track your Pilot’s flights

How Planes Fly 

• Florida Inernational University/Allstar (FIU/ALLSTAR) - Learn more about the basic principles of aviation and the history of  flight
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) – See how NASA explains the dynamics of flight.
• National Air and Space Museum (NASM) – “How Things Fly” – Discover more details on how airplanes and spacecraft fly.
• How Stuff Works – See the explanation of how flights work.
• Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) – More education fun.

Science, Math, and Geography Activities

• Florida International University/Allstar – Check out the "airfoil" and other experiements
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - Try your aviation math skills!    
• Look at a map of all 50 states and their capitals.
• Check out maps of the cities your Pilot visits.
• See if you can beat the clock on this matching game.

Aviation Activities

• Make an edible Wright Flyer!
• Get ideas for cool paper airplanes!
• Boeing – Check out the “Next Generation” of 737s from Boeing.
• Yale – Find details on flight and related lessons here.

Games

• Federal Aviation Administration (EAA) Try these games for “Young Eagles.”
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)- Test yourself with the games by NASA.
• AV Kids – More  aviation games here you kids will love.

Careers in Aviation

•  Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) – A great site if you want to become a pilot.