1940 Air Terminal Museum Education Research Page

Revised: 9 June 2006

 

Museum Programs Rural Schools    Flying Museum  Learning strategies      Grants          links-General   Links-Instructional Methods

 

News and Current Happenings in the Education Program

·        ISEA PowerPoint presentation for ISEA conference, 28 Feb-2 Mar 2007, UT Marine Science Institute

·        Update on Air Fair Program, 21 October 2005.

·        Table Showing Tentative Schedule of Air Fairs through June 2006

·        Museum Design Criteria—draft version—under development

Museum Programs

Rural School Initiative—Current and Past Projects/Activities

·        Recent documents and Projects/Activities (most recent listed first)

o       Draft Proposal for TAMU IT project. March 2005

o       Draft budget for TAMU IT project, March 2005

o       Fayette County AirFairs for 2005

o       Rural School Initiative—preliminary grant proposal—updated 2 March 2004

o       Report of needs assessment meetings, Nov 03 at Caldwell, Cameron, & Hearne ISDs-Final report 11 Feb 04

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·        Flying classroom experiment, Wednesday 12 May 2004 at Hearne ISD

o       PowerPoint Presentation on AirFairs. Includes images and activities conducted for Hearne ISD’s AirFair04.

o       Excel Spreadsheet AirFair 2004 Planning Document

o       Quick Reference to Hearne ISD AirFair04 Activities—see Spreadsheet for details.

o       Planning Meeting, Hearne ISD 30 March 2004 and Table of grade, subject, TEKS, & potential aeronautics-related activities.

o       Press Release for Hearne ISD AirFair2004, Last revised 24 April 04

o       Lesson plans for material preparation before the AirFair.

o              Most current Lesson Plans prepared by Suzanne. These are under revision for the April 2006 Air Fairs.

1.      5th grade math—calculating distance and times (ETE), aeronautical charts

2.      5th grade science I—aviation meteorology, air pressure, winds, and aeronautics.

3.      5th grade science II—aeronautics—how airplanes fly and making gliders.

4.      8th grade social studies, history.

5.      8th grade science—meteorology and aerodynamics.

o       Lesson plans for the AirFair—guidance for volunteers.

1.      Careers—all grades

2.      5th grade math, estimating distances, using plotters, aeronautical charts.

3.      5th grade science, meteorology, air pressure and winds.

4.      5th grade science, aeronautics and gliders.

5.      8th grade history.

6.      8th grade science—combination of meteorology, aeronautics, & glider flying.

o       Assessment of the AirFair04

1.      Assessment Plan for Hearne AirFair04—draft version

2.      Assessment Questionnaire for Teachers & District Leadership

 

Learning strategies that can be used to create displays and instructional activities for the classroom

 

 

Grants under consideration

 

·        National Science Foundation (NSF), Informal Science Education Division

·        NASA-Geosciences—this information has been moved to a separate web page.

·        National Geographic Society Foundation (NGSF)

  • Rural School Initiative—exploring avenues through NSF and others.

·        Hearne ISD Community-building Grant

1.      Proposal text document.

2.      Air Terminal Museum Budget (Excel spreadsheet)

 

Links of Interest

o       Soaring Club of Houston

o       1940 Air Terminal Museum, Hobby Airport, Houston

o       Department of Teaching, Learning, & Culture, TAMU

o       Heckman’s EducationPage—TEKS & other links

o       Baylor University’s Museum Studies Program

o       Prairie View A&M University

o       Texas Tech University Museum Science Program

o       Ft Worth Museum of Science & History Education Program

o       Ft Worth Museum’s Hands-On Exhibits

o       McGovern Museum of Science and Medical Science, Houston

o       Museum of Flight, Education Page

o       Ft Worth Museum’s TEKS Connections

o       Houston Museum of Natural Science

o       National Air & Space Museum

o       NASM Education Page

o       Intrepid Sea, Air, & Space Museum-Education Program

o       Informal Science Education Association of Texas (Texas has the only state-organized association)

o       Association of Science Technology Centers

o       American Association of Museums

o       Mutual Concerns of Air & Space Museums--SI

o       Texas Science Education Leadership Association

o       DesignWorlds—a link to the Bay Area Science Collaboratory

o       Science Teachers Association of Texas

o       NGS Standards

o       Texas Southern University, Airway Science Program

o       Aldine ISD

o       Houston ISD

o        FIU Aeronautics Learning Laboratory for Science, Technology, & Research

o       K-8 Aeronautics Internet Textbook—NASA-Cislunar Aerospace

o       AvKids—site housed on website of the National Business Aviation Association

o       Making paper gliders—Michigan Institute of Aeronautics

o       Whitewings

o       American Meteorological Society Datastreme

o       Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation

o       Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Education Programs

o       Civil Air Patrol Education Programs

o       Tuskegee Airmen Organization

o       Citigroup Foundation

o       NASA Johnson Space Center Education Office

o       Oregon Museum of Science and Industry

o       Texas Education Agency

o       Institute of Museum and Library Services

o       Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)-Aviation Division

o       Texas Association of Museum

o       Area Wide Pest Management Research Unit--link to College Station branch

o       National Agriculture Aviation Association (NAAA)

·        Links to Instructional strategies, methods, demonstrations.

o       Mr. Wizard’s Homepage