Direct students to multimedia resources, including the links below, to learn how and why military strategies and tactics have changed during recent years. Then, group students and have each group select a modern war and look at how the introduction of technologies, such as airplanes, missiles, nuclear weapons, and satellites, has affected the evolution of warfare. Describe the process of landing the F-18 Hornet. Use this segment to have your students learn about the history of U.S. military aviation. Divide your class into five groups and have each group prepare a multimedia presentation about the role of planes in either WWI, WWII, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, or the Gulf War.
Students can begin their research at the last two links below.
Have students consider how technological developments have changed the role of planes in combat. Have students present their research and discuss. Direct students to multimedia resources to learn how different branches of the U.S. military recruit young people for service. Challenge groups of students to draw upon their research to produce short recruitment videos for the different military branches that would appeal to high school seniors. Divide your class into four groups.