Celebrate National Aviation Day (and Orville Wright’s birthday) by building and flying your own egg-carton glider. Also features storytime and aerospace demonstration stations.
Students who have finished grades 2-3 will have high-flying fun as they examine flight through a series of aviation-oriented books and a variety of hands-on activities. Advanced registration required. See http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/education/camp/index.asp for more information.
Students who have finished grades 6-9 will have the opportunity to experience the exciting world of flight by building and flying a variety of paper and Styrofoam gliders as they progress to a large balsa and hardwood high performance hand-launch glider. Advanced registration required. See http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/education/camp/index.asp for more information.
This beginning level aerospace camp is designed for students who have finished grades 4-6 and who have little or no background knowledge of the principles of flight. Campers will learn the basics about five different aspects of flight: airplanes, kites, hot air balloons, helicopters and rockets. Advanced registration required. See http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/education/camp/index.asp for more information.
Commemorate the anniversaries of the Apollo 11 and Apollo 15 moon landings while learning about rocketry and space flight. Also features storytime and aerospace demonstration stations.
This intermediate level model rocket camp is designed for students who have completed grades 6-8 and who have had some experience building model rockets, airplanes or plastic kits of any kind. The camp will provide them with an opportunity to learn about the history and science of rocketry and will also allow them to build and launch several model rockets. Advanced registration required. See http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/education/camp/index.asp for more information.
Students who have finished grades 5-6 and who have previously had little or no experience building model rockets, airplanes or plastic kits of any kind, will have the opportunity to learn about the history and science of rocketry, and build and launch several model rockets. Advanced registration required. See http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/education/camp/index.asp for more information.
Commemorate the anniversary of the first public demonstration of lighter-than-air flight by learning about hot air balloons and watching a model hot air balloon launch. Also features storytime and aerospace demonstration stations.
Commemorate the anniversary of the famous Doolittle Raid -- known for the huge morale boost it provided to Americans during the Second World War -- by trying your hand at landing a model aircraft. Also features storytime and aerospace demonstration stations.