Presents a brief explanation of the solar system, including planets, asteroids, satellites, comets, planetary orbits, as well as, old and recent cosmogonic theories. Indicates that man is nearer a solution to the origin of the planetary system than ever before.

Discusses the development of an airway science program. The program would offer the bachelor's in airway science with five options--airway science, aircraft systems, airway electronics or airway electronics management, and airway computer science. A sample curriculum outline (focusing on the five options) is included. (JN)

Lists books that were published within the last five years. The books are listed according to title under the two main divisions of aviation and space. (Author/SA)

Summarized are general procedures for and student reactions to three different science units for primary students. Topics included are timing things, yogurt pot telephones, and parachutes. (DC)

Aerospace education is eminently suited to provide a framework for multicultural education. Effective programs accommodating minorities' frames of reference to the rapidly developing disciplines of aerospace studies have been developed. (RE)

Outlines, as recommended by the Aviation Distributors and Manufacturers Association, a cooperative program between schools and local airports. The Student Airport Tours Program for class and career study groups includes a field trip to an airport, free rides, and follow-up activities. (CS)

Describes a Canadian experimental project in which elementary school children (grades 3, 4 and 5) worked with Landsat maps to determine the feasibility of incorporating their use in the curriculum. Use of these maps was found to be successful in all three grades. (CS)

Traces contribution to teaching effectiveness and curriculum design, occurring since 1950, and presents a format for modifying the developments made in other disciplines to aerospace education. Included is an example of an inquiry lesson dealing with parachutes. (SL)

Describes the successive stages of the School of Aeronautical Engineering of Madrid, Spain, in terms of entry requirements, curricula guidelines, options or specialties, duration of studies, and number of graduates. Also includes a description of the Spanish aeronautical industry and its evolution. (Author/PVD)

Defines terrestrial and Jovian planets and provides directions to obtain planetary data from the National Space Science Data Center Web sites. Provides "number-crunching" activities for the terrestrial planets using Texas Instruments TI-83 graphing calculators: computing volumetric mean radius and volume, density, ellipticity, speed,…

This science curriculum was written for teachers of children in the elementary grades. It contains science activities for the following lessons: (1) Whirly Birds and the Concept of Lift; (2) Parachutes; (3) Weather Vanes; (4) Paper Airplanes; (5) Flying an Airplane; (6) Jet Engine; (7) Identifying Flying Objects; (8) It's a Bird! It's a Plane; (9)…

Presents materials compiled to assist the elementary teacher in preparing teaching units in aerospace education. Suggests specific and general objectives and lists important concepts and questions pertaining to areas such as: history of flight, weather and flying, airplanes, jets, rockets, space travel, and the solar system. (MLH)

Describes the Katherine School of the Air, an educational institution that provides children isolated in Australia's Northern Territory (the outback) with an educational program via daily two-way radio lessons, correspondence courses, and regularly scheduled visits by air. (MLH)

Provides a brief review of the literature on the history of aviation and the social and economic factors of aviation and aerospace technology. (MLH)