CAP Downloads
All CAP materials can be easily adapted for specific grade levels and are well-integrated with other academic disciplines. CAP AE materials are aligned with national academic standards.
Elementary School Products
The following sample AE materials are available to download free of charge. FREE printed packages of these products and additional AE resources are available on E-services for members.
- Amelia Earhart
- Charles Lindbergh
- Eddie Rickenbacker (WWI Ace)
- Fun in Flight: Exploring Careers in the Aerospace World (K-6)
- General Jimmy Doolittle (WWII aviation leader)
- Historical Aircraft: Drawing Lessons from Aerospace History (K-6)
- Uncle Wiggly Wings (student booklet)
- Uncle Wiggly Wings (teacher's guide)
- Wright Brothers
Middle School Products
CAP offers comprehensive, themed study units on aviation and space topics. Each unit contains background information, teaching suggestions, lesson plans, student tests and test keys, completion certificate, and several posters or other visuals. These units are interdisciplinary and include activities for English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, Mathematics, Health, Art, Music, and others. The following sample AE materials are available to download free of charge. FREE printed packages of these products and additional AE resources are available on E-services for members.
- Amelia Earhart
- Billy Mitchell (Founder of the United States Air Force) (Downloadable only -- out of print)
- “Chappie” James (First African American Air Force General) (Downloadable only -- out of print)
- Charles Lindbergh
- Dr. Robert Goddard (Father of Modern Rocketry) (Downloadable only - out of print)
- Eddie Rickenbacker (WWI Ace)
- History of General Aviation
- Jet Engine Posters
- Jimmy Doolittle (WWII aviation leader) (Downloadable only -- out of print)
- Space Shuttle and Space Shuttle poster
- Wright Brothers: From Bicycles to Airplanes
High School Products
Several of the comprehensive study units listed for Middle School can be easily adapted for High School students.
Classroom Activities in Aerodynamics – tied to National Standards. Another outstanding lesson by Dr. Charley Rodriguez from Southern Illinois University---includes several hands-on activities.
Lesson on Newton’s Laws as they apply to Air-Powered Rockets. Complete instructions on how to build paper and plastic bottle rockets. Includes numerous math, physics, and basic science applications. Written by Dr. Charley Rodriguez, Ph.D. and Jim Raynovic. Both are Assistant Professors of Aviation Technology at Southern Illinois University.