K-12: Wind Tunnel

Bibliography A few resources used on this project: Wind Tunnels, Aeronautics and Flight Teaching , and Activities
Wind Tunnels, Aeronautics and Flight
Baals, Donald D. and William R. Corliss, Wind Tunnels of NASA, Scientific and Technical Information Branch NASA, Washington, D. C., 1981
Hosking, Wayne. Flights of Imagination, an Introduction to Aerodynamics. National Science Teachers Association, Washington DC: 1990.
Lande', Alfred, The Physics of Flight, Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 1945.
Pope, Alan and John J. Harper, Low-Speed Wind Tunnel Testing, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1966.
Pope, Alan, Wind Tunnel Testing, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York 2nd Ed. 1954.
The Civil Aeronautics Administration and the American Council on Education, Demonstrations and Laboratory Experiences in the Science of Aeronautics, First Edition, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. New York 1945.
Talay Theodore A., Introduction to the Aerodynamics of Flight, Langley Research Center, NASA, Washington, D.C. 1975.
Wegener, Peter P., What Makes Airplanes Fly? History, Science, and Applications of Aerodynamics, 2nd Ed., Springer -Verlag New York, Inc. 1996.
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Teaching
Briggs, Robert., Cheek, Dennis W., Yager, Robert E. Science, Curriculum Resource Handbook. Krauts International Publications, New York 1992.
Cyr, M., Miragila, V., Nocera, T., Rogers, C. “A Low-Cost, Innovative Methodology for Teaching Engineering Through Experimentation”, ASEE Vol. 86, No.2, 1997.
Capozzoli, P. and C.B. Rogers,“LEGOs and Aeronautics in Kindergarten Through College”, AIAA 96-2245, 1996.
Osborne, J., Erwin, B., Cyr, M., Rogers, C. “A Creative and Low-Cost Method of Teaching Hands-On Engineering Experimentation Using Virtual Instrumentation”, 2nd place entry, Education category, National Instruments Week 1997.
Pols, Y., C.B. Rogers and I.N. Miaoulis, “Making Eighth Grade Science Exciting Through Aeronautics”, Int. Jrnl. Engng. Ed., Vol. 83, 3, 243, 1994.
Pols, Y.D., C.B. Rogers, “Bringing Engineering into Your Local Elementary School: A Beginner's Guide”, ASME FED Vol. 182, pp.75-78, 1994.
Ray, Robert D., Ray, Joan Klingel. Integrating Aerospace Science into the Curriculum: K-12 Teacher Ideas Press, Englewood CO: 1992.
Rogers, C.B., “Lego™ building blocks and LabVIEW Teach Laboratory Skills”, Instrumentation Newsletter, Vol. 8, No.1, 1996.
Sigmon, J.F., “Children's Engineering: The Use of Design Briefs”, The Technology Teacher, April 1997.
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Activities
Churchill, E. Richard. Fabulous Paper Airplanes Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. New York: 1991.
Churchill, E. Richard. Instant Paper Airplanes, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. New York: 1988.
Glover, David. Flying and Floating. Kingfisher Books, New York: 1993.
Herbert, Don., Ruchlis, Hy. Mr. Wizard's 400 Experiments in Science. Book Lab, New Jersey: 1968.
Kline, Richard. The Ultimate Paper Airplane. Simon and Schuster, Inc., New York: 1985.
Morris, Campbell. Best Jumbo Paper Aircraft, Putnam Publishing Group, New York: 1992.
Vollheim, Peter, 30 Planes for the Paper Pilot. Pocket Books, New York: 1985.
Walpole, Brenda. 175 Science Experiments to Amuse and Amaze your Friends. Random House, New York: 1988.
Zubrowski, Bernie. Balloons, Building and Experimenting with Inflatable Toys, Beech Tree Paperback, New York: 1990.
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