This history article, ‘Avro Arrow’, features important factual background information about Canada’s most famous aeronautical achievement. It describes the development and eventual cancellation of the avro arrow project and what it meant for Canada. It is aimed at broadening students’ historical and cultural awareness and could be used as a prompt for further discussion or …More
This history article, ‘Len Waters: Pioneer of Indigenous Aviation’ features Len Waters, the first and only Aboriginal pilot to serve in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II. It provides factual information about his life and some of his achievements, and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness.
This Reading Comprehension worksheet, ‘Soaring Women’, features two biographical texts, one about the American pilot Jacqueline Cochrane and the other about the American astronaut Sally Ride and the Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tareshkova. It encourages students to use a variety of strategies to interpret the texts and includes questions about reasoning, making a judgment, drawing a …More
This history article, ‘Aviation Through the Ages’ features different breakthroughs in the field of aviation. It provides an online website, as well as factual information about the Montgolfier brothers, the Wright brothers, Harry Houdini and the Royal Flying Doctor Service, and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness.
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