Aviation

It’s hard to believe in this age of space stations and mars probes that man has only been flying in heavier that air machines for about 100 years. This set recognizes the early pioneers of aviation and celebrates this mode of transportation we all now take for granted.

Pansy Takes a Trip - Reading Passage

Pansy Takes a Trip

Anika pulled her wheeled suitcase behind her as she followed her parents through the airport. She looked all around her in the huge building that seemed to be filled with thousands of people. It was going to be her first time on an airplane. She was very excited, and maybe…

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Amelia Earhart - Reading Activity

Amelia Earhart

At the age of 23, Amelia Earhart took a ten-minute plane ride at a 1920 air show that changed her life-she knew she had to learn to fly. Because of her determination, she became a world-famous pilot. She also became a vice president in the airline industry. As a spokeswoman,…

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Primary Source: The Wright Brothers Fly - Reading Comprehension Activity

Primary Source: The Wright Brothers Fly

Brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright are credited with building and flying the first powered airplane. The first flights took place December 17, 1903 in North Carolina. Below is an article about the historic moment from  The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 7, 1904. —————————                                                                   FLYING MACHINE                                                                  HAS COME AT LAST…

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The Wright Brothers’ Aeroplane

In 1903, aviation pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright, known as the Wright brothers, completed the first flight of a controlled, heavier than air manned flight. They later wrote a book about the development of their airplane. This passage is about the first flight. —————————– The first flights with the power…

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