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Aviation: Army Helicopters

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Title: Aviation: Army Helicopters
Description: These sites provide general information about army helicopters and the Black Hawk helicopters. Learn the history, facts, and mission of Black Hawks. Includes lesson plans, online activities, and photos related to the flying principle and helicopters. There is a link to eThemes Resource on Aviation: Military Aircraft.
Grade Level: 1, 2, 3
Resource Links: Fact Monster: Helicopter
Read a brief history of helicopters. NOTE: This site includes ads.

How do Things Fly?
Click on a helicopter image to learn how it flies. You can also click on different images to see similarities and differences in how things fly.

How Helicopters Work
Scroll down and click on a video clip to see how the helicopter works. Note: This site includes ads.

Black Hawk Fact Sheet
Read Black Hawk military fact sheet.

Military Aircraft Quiz
This is a 5-question interactive quiz on military aircraft and their uses.

Exploratorium: Roto-Copter
Make a mini-copter from paper. Note: The links to external websites are broken.

Lesson Plan: Seed Helicopter
Students will learn about basic flight characteristics.

"Maple Seed" Helicopters
Learn about autorotation principle used in flying helicopter from this experiment.

Lesson Plan: A Hummingbird Compared to a Helicopter
In this lesson plan, students will compare and contrast the hummingbird and the helicopter on how they fly.

eThemes Resource: Aviation: Military Aircraft
These sites are about military aviation. Most sites are media-rich and include images and videos of different aircraft. There are links to eThemes resources on Transportation: Aircraft, Aviation: Activities for Junior and High School Students, and Aviation: Wright Brothers.

Education Standards: AL Standards:
2, 3, 4.1


AR Standards:
PS.6.1.1.c, PS.6.1.1.e, PS.6.2.1, PS.5.3.1


IL Standards:
12.C.1a, 12.D.1a


ME Standards:
E.2, E.3, I.1


MO Standards:
2.1.A.b, 2.1.A.c, 2.2.D.a, 2.2.D.a, 2.2.F.a


NV Standards:
P.2.B.2, P.5.B.1


OH Standards:
3.B.6, 3.C.3


UT Standards:
III.1.c


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Reviewed December 7, 2004.

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