
Book Info
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STEM Concepts
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This book tells the story of Amelia Earhart from her days as a plucky, curious child to her record-breaking flights. Earhart shattered boundaries and challenged conventional thinking on women’s roles in society and proved that ordinary people could change the world with hard work and determination.
Source: Penguin Random House
Videos
Taking Flight with Pilot Rose Ellen May
STEM Read is all about flight while reading the books I Am Amelia Earhart and The Boy and the Airplane. Rose Ellen May, pilot extraordinaire, talks about her experiences as a pilot, and one of her role models: Amelia Earhart.
Gyroplanes: Lawn Chairs in the Sky!
STEM Read is all about flight while reading the books I Am Amelia Earhart and The Boy and the Airplane. Today we talk to Albert Dyer, a pilot who flies a very different contraption: the gyroplane!
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How to Make a Dart Paper Plane
Learn how to fold a letter-size paper to create a Dart paper plane. Learn more about what makes a plane fly: lift, weight, drag, and thrust (aerodynamics); and get free templates for paper planes on the Activities page.
How to Make a Glider Paper Plane
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How to Make a Jet Paper Plane
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