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Educational Resources Available on
Loan
The Silent Wings
Museum offers FREE resources for classroom
education. Students can learn and benefit from
multi-media materials and artifacts
corresponding with lesson plans, TEKS
requirements, and a range of curriculums.
Traveling Footlocker:
All About Aviation
Science and
History courses can benefit from this
reproduction Pilot’s Footlocker filled with all
things Aviation. Students can explore topics
such as the history of aviation, the forefathers
of flight development, the principles of flight,
as well as elements and forces related to
natural and technological aviation. Along with
reproduction Pilot clothing, students can survey
examples of model airplanes and gliders. Hands
on activities such as Aviation Bingo and paper
airplane making are included as well. A
Teacher’s Resource Kit provides instruction,
lesson plans, TEKS correlations, and basic
education aids.
Allotment:
Each classroom is allotted the footlocker for a
period of one week, Friday to Friday. It is the
borrowing organization’s responsibility to pick
up and return the footlocker to the Silent
Wings Museum.
Age / Class Appropriate:
The ‘All About
Aviation’ Footlocker is recommended for
K-12th grade educational courses
concerning Science, History, or Aviation.
To Reserve:
Contact the Education Coordinator at (806)767-2686
or
info@silentwingsmuseum.com
Traveling Footlocker:
Experiencing WWII
Designed with
History and Cultural Studies curriculums in
mind, the ‘Experiencing WWII’ Traveling
Footlocker can add an important dimension to the
subjects of war, culture, patriotic definition,
genocide, and the importance of the study of
history. Complete with books, a military
uniform, and a multi-media approach to the
subject, this footlocker offers students a
chance to analyze and internalize the WWII
situation. Activities such as What If I was in
War Interactive Journaling, a Rationing
Activity, exploring a WWII Zone Map, a Jewish
Cultural Perspective, Analyzing the Propaganda:
War Posters from WWII, and more allow students
to consider multiple aspects of WWII History. A
Teacher’s Resource Kit provides instruction,
lesson plans, TEKS correlations, and basic
education aids.
Allotment:
Each classroom is allotted the footlocker for a
period of one week, Friday to Friday. It is the
borrowing organization’s responsibility to pick
up and drop off the footlocker to the Silent
Wings Museum.
Age / Class Appropriate:
The 'Experiencing WWII' footlocker is recommended for
3rd
grade – 12th grade educational courses
concerning Science, History, or Aviation.
To Reserve:
Contact the
Education Coordinator at (806) 767- 2686
or
info@silentwingsmuseum.com |
