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Women In Aviation: Pioneers of Courage

Event Sponsor: Other Association or Organization

Event Type: Seminar/Workshop

Primary Category: Teachers

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Event Dates: 10/11/2009 through 10/15/2009

Brief Description: 12025 • Women in Aviation: Pioneers of Courage

From Amelia Earhart and Bessie Coleman to Sallie Ride and Eileen Collins, female aviators, like teachers, have embodied the strength, commitment, and spirit to take on challenges—even in the face of obstacles and opposition. What better place to explore flight and the lives of women in flight than on the Outer Banks, the sandy land where humans first took to the skies on that cold, windy day in December of 1903? Discuss what aviation meant to these aviators and how their courageous journeys into the skies made history. Explore the dynamics of flight with hands-on classroom instruction. Weather permitting, experience flight in a small plane. Put your understanding of flight to the test by designing your own aerodynamic crafts. Investigate Bernoulli’s Principle on a sailboat as you consider how a sail, a vertical wing, propels a boat. Study the lives of these amazing women and reflect on your life, your students, and the courage it takes to soar to new heights.

Location: The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching

Address: Ocracoke

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State:NC

CONTACT INFORMATION

Name: NCCAT Teacher Services

E-mail Address: registrar@nccat.org

Phone Number: 800.922.0482

Web Site: www.nccat.org