Resources
Check out our collection of educational materials for class or home! Prepared by the Canada Aviation Museum's education services, these files are available as Adobe Acrobat PDF files. Viewing and printing of these documents requires the Adobe Reader, available for download free from the Adobe web site.
The Walkway of Time
Catch The Walkway of Time: Highlights in the History of Canadian Aviation (PDF: 16 pages, 284KB). This photo essay walks you chronologically through the Canada Aviation Museum's collection with a special look at Canada's pioneering contributions. Follow this "Walkway of Time" and learn more about the story of our beautiful flying machines.
Canadian Women in Aviation
The exhibit High Flyers: Canadian Women in Aviation highlights the Canadian women’s experience of flight over a span of some 80 years and their love of aviation and flying experiences. Visitors will come to understand the many accomplishments of these Canadian female aviators and the skill, knowledge and dedication required. “High Flyers” illustrates the role women have played in Canada’s aviation history and celebrates this group of strong-willed pioneers.
Activity Kits
Download our Activity Kit (PDF: 27 pages, 1.7MB) which can be used prior to your visit or as a follow-up.
Planning a visit to the capital? The National Capital Commission has created a pre-visit kit designed to help prepare your students for their visit. Follow this link to Get Ready for the Capital.
External Resourcessponsored by the Museum
The Canada Aviation Museum has been extensively involved with Canada's Digital Collection, a program offered by Industry Canada under the federal government's Youth Employment Strategy (YES). This program paid young people to create websites featuring significant Canadian material in the public domain. The four web essays that follow allowed over 14 youths to gain a valuable and enriching work experience.
- Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame
- Highlights in the History of Canadian Aviation
- The Canadair/de Havilland Canada Archival Collection
Other Resources
Western Canada Aviation Museum / Canada's Digital Collections
Beginners Guide to Aerodynamics (NASA)
- http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/short.html
- http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/bga.html
NOVA (PBS series on flight)
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University
The George Palmer Putnam Collection
of Amelia Earhart Papers
Please note that the Canada Aviation Museum is not responsible for the accuracy, reliability or currency of the information provided by the Web sites mentioned above.