This report includes three experiment sections. The first experiment tested sensitivity to loss in altitude and demonstrated that: (1) preview effects led to adaptation; (2) sensitivity decreased with higher flow rates; and (3) sensitivity increased with higher optical texture densities and fractional loss. The second and third experiments…

This curriculum guide is prepared for the textbook entitled "Spacecraft and their Boosters," published in the Aerospace Education I series. Specific guidelines are provided for teachers on each chapter included in the textbook. The guidelines are organized in nine categories: objectives, behavioral objectives, textbook outline,…

This curriculum guide accompanies another publication in the Aerospace Education II series entitled "Propulsion Systems for Aircraft." The guide includes specific guidelines for teachers on each chapter in the textbook. Suggestions are included for objectives (traditional and behavioral), suggested outline, orientation, suggested key…

This curriculum guide is an accompanying publication for the textbook entitled "Air Navigation" in the Aerospace Education II series. The guide provides guidelines for teachers using the textbook in terms of objectives, behavioral objectives, suggested outline, orientation, suggested key points, suggestions for teaching, instructional…

This publication is prepared to accompany the textbook entitled "Aircraft of Today," published in the Aerospace Education I series. The curriculum guide provides guidelines for teachers in terms of various concepts stressed in each chapter and suggested methodology for instruction. The subdivisions in the guidebook for each chapter…

This is a 20-page directory of aviation majors and curricula offered by colleges and universities within the United States. The schools are organized alphabetically on a state-by-state basis, within each broad heading of the particular discipline. (SA)

This teacher's guide outlines the objectives, instructional procedures, student activities, and expected outcomes of an instructional unit on health, designed for the fifth and sixth grade students to create an awareness of the various factors that can affect the health conditions of individuals, especially aircraft pilots. (GA)

Discussed is the use of model rocketry to teach the principles of Newtonian mechanics. Included are forces involved; calculations for vertical launches; two-dimensional trajectories; and variations in mass, drag, and launch angle. (CW)

A program description and evaluation for a high school course in aviology is presented. The curriculum, originally taught at the Laboratory School at the University of Florida, was designed to: (1) use aviation as a motivator for science; (2) present an overview of aviation; (3) help students see their role in the future of aviation; (4) provide…

This report describes the Space Shuttle vehicles and is prepared by the Scientific and Technical Information Branch and Division of Public Affairs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The book is divided into nine chapters including information about the launching, flight, and orbit of the ships; the satellites and previous space…

This issue is devoted to parachutes throughout man's involvement in flight. Student activities are described in which the construction of parachutes is encouraged. Women parachutists are highlighted. (SA)

This publication provides guidelines for teachers using the textbook entitled "Aerospace Environment," published in the Aerospace Education I series. Major categories included in each chapter are objectives, behavioral objectives, suggested outline, orientation, suggested key points, instructional aids, projects, and further reading.…

This publication accompanies the textbook entitled "Civil Aviation and Facilities," published in the Aerospace Education II series. It provides teacher guidelines with regard to objectives (traditional and behavioral), suggested outlines, orientation, suggested key points, suggestions for teaching, instructional aids, projects, and…

The Air Force has been plagued with the rising cost of technical training and has increasingly turned to computer-assisted instruction (CAI) for better cost effectiveness. Toward this aim a trial of PLATO IV, a CAI system utilizing a graphic display and centered at the University of Illinois, was initiated at the Chanute and Sheppard training…

This activity, part of the NASA CONNECT Series, is designed to help students in grades 6-8 learn how NASA engineers develop experimental aircraft. It consists of an overview of the program, details of the hands-on activity, a series of blackline master student worksheets, teacher materials, and a guide to further resources. (MM)