Flight

What makes a rocket blast off?
How can fast-moving air lift a plane?
Why are rotors of a helicopter so important?
My kids are going to discover that and more as we explore the science and history of flight.

Bill Nye the Science Guy Birds and Flight Video pt. 1
Bill Nye the Science Guy Birds and Flight pt. 2
Magic School Bus Taking Flight
Magic School Bus Science Kit: Flight
Flight by Robert Burleigh
How Do Airplanes Fly? by Isaac Asimov
The Visual Dictionary of Flight
Flight Through Time by Chris Oxlade
I Want to Be a Pilot by Dan Libman
Lost Star: The Story of Amelia Earhart by Patricia Lauber
Lindbergh by Charles Demarest
"Women Take Flight," Cobblestone Magazine
"The Wright Brothers," Coblestone Magazine
"Dream of Flight," Cobblestone Magazine
IMAX: The Magic of Flight (watch instantly on Netflix)
Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot by Alice Provensen
NOVA: A Daring Flight (available for rent from Netflix)

The Little Airplane by Lois Lenski
Amelia's Fantastic Flight by Rose Bursik