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Dordan, Mary Lou; Nicholson, Deborah – 1994
This resource guide tells the story of Alaskan women and minority aviators and those in aviation-related businesses, from the early 20th century to the present. Developed for secondary students but also suitable for younger students, the guide combines six accounts of Alaskan women and minority aviators with classroom activities centered around…
Descriptors: Aircraft Pilots, Alaska Natives, Aviation Education, Career Awareness
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Kastner, Bernice – Quantum, 1992
Presents six learning exercises that introduce students to the mathematics used to control and track spacecraft attitude. Describes the geocentric system used for Earthbound location and navigation, the celestial sphere, the spacecraft-based celestial system, time-dependent angles, observer-fixed coordinate axes, and spacecraft rotational axes.…
Descriptors: Aerospace Technology, Aviation Education, Gravity (Physics), Instructional Materials