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    Looking for resources to share with DS7, particularly anything that would help him learn about how planes, rockets, etc. work. Online classes aimed at kids would be great, too.

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    There is always The Way Things Work by David Macually http://www.amazon.com/Way-Things-Work-David-Macaulay/dp/1405302380

    I don't remember a section about rockets. But it does explain airplanes.

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    Here is The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of teaching it:-

    http://xkcd.com/803/

    Also, try out the 'what if' section...

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    You can dig around the NASA education site http://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/about/#.U7b4UfldUhN .


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