Celebrating Amelia Earhart ~ A Unit Study
July 24th is Amelia Earhart Day. A Kansas-born female who was interested in women’s rights, Amelia kept a scrapbook of women who were successful in male-dominated fields, and she would later go on to become one of these women herself.
Who Was Amelia Earhart?
Amelia Earhart was a female pilot born on July 24th, 1897. A pioneering aviator and inspirational figure, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932 and set many other records throughout her career.
One of Amelia’s ambitions was to fly around the world. The first attempt in March 1937 ended prematurely when her plane crashed on takeoff in Hawaii.
A second attempt began two months later, now following a west-to-east direction. On July 2, 1937, during the hardest leg, a 2,556-mile segment from New Guinea to a tiny speck in the mid-Pacific called Howland Island, Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, disappeared.
The United States government spend $4 million looking for Earhart, which made it the most costly and intensive air and sea search in history at that time.
You can learn more about her life and flights by using this interactive timeline of her life and by reading some of these books:
Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
I Am Amelia Earhart (Ordinary People Change the World)
Amelia Earhart: Young Aviator (Childhood of Famous Americans)
Amelia Earhart: The Legend of the Lost Aviator
You can also visit the official website for tons of information, photos, videos and more.
Watch the Movie – Amelia
This movie is a look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world. {Note: This movie is rated PG but as with any book, sites, or materials, please be sure to screen for your family to decide if it is the right fit for you.}
Activities Pertaining To Amelia Earhart
- Free Printable Amerlia Earhart Mapping and Notebooking pages from Bright Ideas Press.
- Free Printable Unit Study from This Sweet Life includes copywork, writing prompt, word search, coloring pages, and more.
- Free 24 Page Printable Activity Book from NASA includes a timeline of her last flight, coloring pages, word activities, a quiz, and more.
- I am Amelia Earhart Unit Study from Surviving a Teacher’s Salary is an extensive unit study including crafts, games, snacks, and more. This is geared toward preschool-early elementary.
