Aviation is one of the best avocations to use when motivating today’s students to learn. To start with, just about every child has an innate love of flying. Children spend hours daydreaming about soaring free like the birds. And they are naturally attracted to the awe-inspiring power and speed of modern jets and aerobatic airplanes.

Using that lure, teachers can expose students to just about every subject known to mankind, all the while answering the age-old question from students everywhere: "Why do I need to know this stuff anyway?"

Aviation helps students at all grade levels learn the topics listed here and more.

Mathematics Physics Chemistry Electronics & computers Mechanical engineering & maintenance Atmospherics & weather Geography & navigation Business management & finance

Health & safety Statistics & analysis Sales & marketing Trade & tourism Commerce & industry Material sciences & systems engineering Radios & acoustics Ergonomics & human factors engineering Law & regulation

That’s why many industry trade groups and membership groups within aviation have created ready-made learning kits and teaching curricula for use by educators at every grade level. These interactive hands-on tools make exposing children to aviation and its related topics fast, easy, fun, and rewarding for students and educators alike. After high school, there are hundreds of colleges and universities in the United States that offer undergraduate and post-graduate degrees in aviation-related topics. Many of these degree programs will lead to careers in advanced research, professional services, manufacturing, or flying.