KIDS CORNER

Kid’s Corner is fun-packed section, provided through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) website, with links to activities for kids of all ages. Here you’ll find coloring books, games, word puzzles, and experiments. Click on the five links below to see what is available for kids in each age group. Then, in each age group list further down the page, click on the underlined age group title to link to the activities pages on the FAA website.

AGES 5 to 9

Coloring Books

  • Air Bear Coloring Book
  • Airplane Coloring Book

Electronic Books

  • Un Viaje al aeropeurto – A Trip to the Airport

Experiments and Activities

  • Experimenting in Space
  • How to Make a Fan
  • How to Make a Parachute
  • How to Make a Windmill
  • Which is Stronger, You or Air?
  • Your Place in Space

Games

  • Airplane Pilot Picture Maze Puzzle
  • Aviation Bingo (PDF)

Vocabulary

  • Aviation Vocabulary

AGES 10 to 12

Aviation and Space Education Websites

  • 4-H Aerospace Education

Aviation Facts

  • Fascinating Facts

Experiments and Activities

  • Air Takes Up Room
  • Aviation Trivia
  • Brain Teaser Crossword Puzzle One
  • Brain Teaser Crossword Puzzle Two
  • Career Word Scramble (PDF)
  • How to Make a Compass
  • Piper Cub Reporter
  • Puzzling Names (PDF)
  • A Real Gem
  • Wilbur and Orville Activity Book (PDF)
  • The Main Parts of an Airplane (PDF)

AGES 13 & up

Experiments and Activities

  • Anemoter
  • Anti-Gravity Marble
  • Aviation Communication Activities
  • Build an Unusual Airplane
  • F-16 Scale Drawing
  • Fostering Aviation Activities
  • How to Build a Styrofoam Glider
  • Hot to Build a Wright 1903 Flyer
  • Looking for a Job?
  • Make A Paper Helicopter
  • Patterns for Rockets
  • Quarter Drop
  • The Ball & Cup
  • The Main Parts of an Airplane (PDF)
  • Wilbur and Orville Activity Book (PDF)/li>

Technology, Math, Science, & History Links

  • Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation (AST)
  • The Blue Angels Homepage describes the popular Navy air demonstration shows that are seen by 10-15 million enthusiasts each year in cities throughout the United States. The site shows photos & descriptions of the Blue Angels aircraft & its staff. (NAVY)
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Explores
  • Science Service – Science, Engineering and Math Programs for high school students that are interested in science, math, or engineering

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