Aeronautics and Aviation

Transportation Education
Academy Curriculum (TEA)

Developed during the Transportation Education Academy Workshops.

Transportation Activities

• K-6
• Middle School
• High School

K-6

Air

• How An Airplane Wing Creates Lift
  (Scientific Applications / Grades 4 - 7) (PDF,190 KB)
• Let's Fly
  (Scientific Applications / Grades 3 - 4) (PDF,168 KB)
• Fly Like a Bird
  (Scientific Applications / Grades 3 - 4) (PDF, 51 KB)
• Parachute Project
  (Scientific Applications / Grades 1 - 2) (PDF, 20 KB)
• Dear Charles Lindbergh
  (Read, Listen & View / Grades 3 - 4) (PDF, 130 KB)
• Laurie Tengwall's Aerospace Activities Workshop
  (Fifth Grade Level Curriculum). (PDF, 74 KB)

Land

• Exploring Locomotive Transportation
  (Inquiry and Research Grades K - 6) (PDF, 62 KB)
• Snowplows
  (Write and Speak / Grades 3 - 4) (PDF,19 KB)
• Minnesota Railroads
  (Read, Listen & View / Grades 4 - 5) (PDF, 14 KB)

Water

• Unlock The Waterway Highways
  (Grades 6 - 8) (PDF,14 KB )
• Magic Sailboat
  (Mathematical Concepts / Grades 1 - 2) (PDF, 83 KB)
• Ships Across The Ocean
  (Physical Education & Lifetime Fitness / Grades 1 - 2)
  (PDF, 61 KB)

Multiple Modes

• Transportation Problem-Constant Route Vehicle
  (Grades 5 - 8) (PDF, 24 KB)
• Inter modal Problem
  (Mathematical Concepts / Grades 5 - 6) (PDF, 218 KB)
• Design a Future Vehicle
  (Arts & Literature / Grades 5 - 6) (PDF,11 KB)
• Transportation Diamonte
  (Arts & Literature / Grades 5 - 6) (PDF,105 KB)
• Transportation Introduction
  (Write & Speak / Grades 1 - 2) (PDF,154 KB)
• Creative Transportation Vehicle
  (Arts & Literature / Grades 5 - 6) (PDF,11 KB)

Middle School

Air

• How An Airplane Wing Creates Lift (PDF, 190 KB)
• Basic Aerodynamic Principals of Lift
  (Scientific Concepts and Applications) (PDF, 155 KB)
• Lift on a Wing
  (Inquiry and Research) (PDF,17 KB)
• Designing an Aluminum Barge
  (Inquiry and Research) (PDF15, KB)
• Which Wing Design Works Best
  (Inquiry and Research) (PDF, 16 KB)

Land

• CO2 Race Cars - The Need For Speed. (PDF, 522 KB)
• Fuel Cell Car Activity
  (Inquiry and Research) (PDF, 23 KB)
• Student Mousetrap Powered Automobile
  (Scientific Concepts and Applications) (PDF, 522 KB)
• Is That Your New Car?
  (Technology Applications) (PDF, 21 KB)
• Newton's Balloon Rocketry
  (Scientific Concepts) (PDF, 25 KB)
• Land Transportation Communication Technologies
  (Accessing Information) (PDF, 15 KB)
• Productive Activities for Transportation Field Trips
  (Controlled Experiments) (PDF, 16 KB)

Water

• Barge Design (PDF,116 KB)
• American Ports (PDF, 95 KB)
• Unlock The Waterway Highways (PDF, 14 KB)
• Student Mousetrap Powered Watercraft
  (Inquiry and Research) (PDF, 28 KB)
• Tow Boat
  (Inquiry and Research) (PDF, 22 KB)
• Mississippi Steamboat
  (Scientific Concepts and Applications) (PDF, 590 KB)
• Erie Pier
  (Social Studies) (PDF, 522 KB)
• Buoyancy of Aluminum Boats
  (Inquiry and Research) (PDF, 23 KB)

Multiple Modes

• Transportation Problem-Constant
  Route Vehicle (PDF, 24 KB)
• Exploring Hydraulic Systems
  (Scientific Concepts and Applications) (PDF, 140 KB)
• Career Exploration
  (Physical Education and Lifetime Fitness) (PDF, 16 KB)
• Procedural Reading
  (Read, Listen and View) (PDF, 21 KB)
• Inter modal Challenge
  (Mathematical Applications) (PDF, 20 KB)
• Technology Application
  (Economics and Business) (PDF, 24 KB)
• Minnesota's Role in North American Trade
  (Inquiry and Research) (PDF, 37 KB)
• An Inquiry Into What's Behind Transportation Tragedies
  (Inquiry & Research) (PDF, 21 KB)

High School

Air

• Calculations and Transportation
  Support Systems for a Cargo Jet (PDF, 576 KB)
• Flying or Falling
  (Scientific Application) (PDF,190 KB)
• Wing Structures
  (Inquiry and Research) (PDF,17 KB)
• Atmospheric Flying Machines Activity
  (Scientific Application) (PDF, 23 KB)
• Parachute Recovery, Inquiry into Energy Systems
  (Scientific Applications) (PDF, 20KB)
• Scientific & Technological Advancements in Extraterrestrial(PDF, 23 KB)
• Earth and Space Exploration>
  (Scientific Applications) (PDF, 23 KB)

Land

• CO2 Race Cars - The Need For Speed (PDF, 49 KB)
• Automobile Starting and Charging System Testing
  (Read, Listen and View) (PDF,49 KB)
• Railroad Ties
  (Inquiry and Research) (PDF,14 KB)
• Consumer Auto
  (Read, Listen and View) (PDF,15 KB)
• A Mass Transit Solution
  (Scientific Applications) (PDF, 25 KB)
• Bring Back the Bronte Line
  (Inquiry & Research (PDF,14 KB)
• Specifications of the Engine
  (Read, Listen & View) (PDF,18 KB)
• Reduction of Freeway Overcrowding
  (Economics and Business) (PDF,16 KB)
• Lift Bridge Design, Analysis and Construction
  (Inquiry and Research) (PDF,17 KB)
• Finding Mechanical Advantage (MA)
  of a Simple Machine: The Wheel and the Axle
  (Inquiry and Research) (PDF,18 KB)

Water

• Tow Boat
  (Inquiry and Research) (PDF, 22 KB)
• Solar-Powered Waterborne Cargo Transport
  (Inquiry and Research) (PDF,15 KB)
• Marine Transportation Activity: Understanding Hull Design
  (Write and Speak, Read, Listen & View, Mathematical Concepts, Inquiry and Research) (PDF,190 KB)
• Marine Bulk Cargo Transportation Design
  (Mathematical Concepts) ( PDF, 26 KB)

Multiple Modes

• Transportation Career Research
  and Exploration of Transportation
  System Operations (PDF, 24 KB)
• Rebuilding The Gas Engine
  (Read, Listen and View) (PDF, .23 KB)
• Barge Efficiency
  (Mathematical Concepts) (PDF, 27 KB)
• Global Positioning Systems
  (Read, Listen and View) (PDF,18 KB)
• What Can I Do Before I Grow Up
  (Physical Education & Lifetime Fitness) (PDF, 46 KB)
• Marine Transportation Activity; Understanding Hull Design
  (Write/Speak, Read/Listen/View, Mathematical Concepts, Inquiry and Research) (PDF, 93 KB)