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Over the past 100 years Boeing has made great strides in the world of aerospace. To celebrate their centennial, Boeing launched 100 Days of Learning, an education initiative designed to support educators, parents and mentors and provide them with free, accessible resources to spark imagination and creativity in the minds of children and adults across the globe.
100 Days of Learning spanned four months, from July 15 through October 22, 2016, and was made possible by Boeing's engineers and education partners who teamed up to co-create K-12 resources that focus on applying science to solve tough, real-world problems.
The 100 Days of Learning content is still available for free below. Get inspired by our collection of lesson plans, videos, interactive media and design challenges, all of which are intended to increase their interest and aptitude for 21st century skills.
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Unlock the secrets of flight by learning the principles that help our amazing flying machines soar!
Inspire your students with lesson plans that bring the wonder of aviation and engineering to life!
Grade 6-7. Create biopolymer prototypes and learn about the reiterative design engineering process.
Grade 4-5. Focusing on wind power, this unit showcases how motors work in complex devices.
Grade 5-6. Understand how satellites function with a mock CubeSat mission for NASA.
Grade 7-8. Learn about the engineering challenges associated with autonomous aerial systems.
Grade 7-8. Make a suit that balances biological needs, outside conditions, and material limitations.
Grade 5-6. Students learn about gravity and force while designing a safe landing for an astronaut.
Grade 4-5. Identify tasks for a manned flight, and then simulate a rocket launch to Mars.
Grade 5-6. Explore the theories of force, motion, and engineering as students create a bolt catcher.
Grade 4-6. Students will design a quieter plane cabin by modeling a device to quiet exterior sound.
Grade 4-5. Learn about composite materials such as carbon fiber and their use in airplane design.
Find out what it takes to reach, survive, and thrive in outer space.
Design a satellite that can deploy large solar wings while still fitting inside a small launch tube.
Build an air-powered spinning machine inspired by Boeing's CST-100 Starliner which transports people the International Space Station.
Understand how satellites function with a mock CubeSat mission for NASA.
Grade 7-8. Make a suit that balances biological needs, outside conditions, and material limitations.
Grade 4-5. Identify tasks for a manned flight, and then simulate a rocket launch to Mars.
Build a device that will launch itself, inspired by the way satellites deploy in space.
Build a rocket that can carry a ping pong ball as its payload.
Create a satellite that will carry a cup of water — without spilling it.
What will the next 100 years of aviation look like? It’s up to you to dream, design and build it!
Focusing on wind power, this lesson showcases how motors work in complex devices.
Learn about the engineering challenges associated with autonomous aerial systems.
Create biopolymer prototypes and learn about the engineering process of reiterative design.
Learn about composite materials such as carbon fiber and their use in airplane design.
Look, no hands! In this challenge, you’ll design a robotic arm that can move all by itself.
Plan and build a network to send signals in multiple directions to multiple people.
Create a robot that turns itself off when it leaves a safe area.
Build a wearable device that will detect when your body moves.
Are you ready to build a helicopter, deploy a satellite or fly a plane? Roll up your sleeves and dive into these hands-on engineering activities.
Explore first-hand the challenges engineers face by creating contraptions and solving problems.
We talk to satellites through signal waves. Design a device to send a message over a great distance.
Build a system that controls the flow of material and knows to shut off when it's done.
Learn about a plane that flies faster than the speed of sound and build a sound wave making machine.
Planes need secure computer networks to talk to the ground. Learn to make a box a hacker-proof box.
Students learn about gravity and force while designing a safe landing for an astronaut.
Fashion a wing that can support its own weight over a two-foot span, without blocking air flow.
Explore the theories of force, motion, and engineering as students create a bolt catcher.
Build a sensor that can tell how much gas is left in a tank.
Experience aerospace engineering first hand as you design and test an airplane.
Explore the fascinating history and science of aviation our collection of interactive digital activities.
Immerse yourself in five illustrated scenes, each depicting an era of passenger flight.
Examine the forces that act on an airplane in flight, the motions a pilot controls, and the design process engineers use to design them.
Explore the engineering innovations that have driven—and continue to drive—both higher and faster commercial flight, in this interactive activity.
These 10 infographics visualize the advances that have occurred over a century in aircraft design, passenger experience and environmental issues.