Have you ever wondered how your bags get from a ticket counter to the belly of an airplane? Or how air traffic controllers watch the skies? Or why we spray green fluid on airplane wings in winter? There’s so much to explore!
All about airports
Airports are amazing places. Many airports like Toronto Pearson have so many people, machines, and even animals working to keep everything running. We’ll take you behind the scenes to find out how they work! Let’s go!
Animals at the airport
Airports are amazing places. Many airports like Toronto Pearson have so many people, machines, and even animals working to keep everything running. We’ll take you behind the scenes to find out how they work! Let’s go!
Cargo and Baggage
You never know what’s travelling under your seat in the cargo hold or where it might be going. From emergency supplies to fresh fruit from half a world away, airports move a lot of the cargo that busy, hungry cities need. Let’s go!
The history of flying
People have always wanted to fly! For hundreds of years, inventors tried wild experiments and built strange machines to make this dream a reality. Learn how they did it with this slideshow on the history of flying! Let’s go!
Meet the Air Crew!
Every time you fly, the aircrew makes sure that you arrive at your destination safely and comfortably! But what do they really do during takeoff, cruising and landing? What about on long flights? Learn all about them in this slideshow! Let’s go!
Weather and the Science
of Aviation
Did you know that even without any people, luggage or fuel on board, the average airplane weighs around 90,000 pounds? How can something so heavy fly? Learn all about the forces of flight, how the pilot steers the plane and how planes can fly in rough weather. Let’s go!
On the Runway and
Inside the Towers
There are lots of steps that need to be followed for an airplane to take off and land. And for each of those steps, there are people working really hard on the runway and inside the towers to make sure everything happens safely and smoothly. Let’s look behind the scenes and learn about how it all happens! Let’s go!
Welcome to
Canada!
Every year, people move from lots of different countries to start new lives in Canada, and two-thirds of those people arrive in Canada through Toronto Pearson Airport! In this slideshow you can learn about how people used to come to Canada, how they arrive in Canada now, and Canada's history as a home for people from all over the world! Let’s go!
The History of Airports and
Toronto Pearson
The first airplane took to the sky in 1903! In the 117 years since then, airplanes have changed to become faster and more powerful. Now they can move people and cargo all over the world! As airplanes changed, airports changed too. Let’s learn more about the History of Airports and the history of Toronto Pearson Airport! Let’s go!
Where Can You Go from
Toronto Pearson?
Come check out what you can do after flying into Toronto Pearson! From castles to dinosaur bones to natural wonders to roller coasters, the towns and cities around Toronto Pearson have it all! Come with us and start planning your next adventure. Let’s go!
People of Pearson
It takes lots of people to make sure that everything runs smoothly at Toronto Pearson Airport! There are so many different jobs for people with all kinds of interests and skills. Let’s check out some of these jobs - maybe we’ll find the right job for you! Let’s go!
Air Time Videos
Click here to watch all the Air Time videos! In these video interviews about the airport and aviation, Airport Explorers Deshon and Malka talk to everyone from Minister of Transport Marc Garneau to a peregrine falcon named Waylon! Let’s go!
Explorers at work
Check out what other Airport Explorers have been working on! You can also send us your own work to be added to this page and to enter a weekly contest for Airport Explorers Club prizes! Just email your work to trafficcontrol@airportexplorer.club. Let’s go!
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Send an email to trafficcontrol@airportexplorer.club
• ask questions about our activities, airports, or air travel
• tell us what you’d like to learn about
• share your work to be posted on the website
Email us your work and you could win Airport Explorer Club prizes!
Once a week, we’ll randomly choose three explorers to receive cool prizes in the mail!
To enter, you should:
1) Send us some activities or pictures of activities related to the airport or aviation, and the Explorer’s first name and age. We’ll add them to the website!
2) In the email, write that you want to be entered into the contest.
3) Be subscribed to our mailing list with the email address you sent us your work from.
4) Have a valid Ontario mailing address.
By submitting to be entered into the contest, you acknowledge that you have read and consent to the official contest rules.
Please note that if you send in a photo or video of your child, you agree to the following statement: “I consent to the GTAA using images and videos submitted by me/my child on the Explorers At Work Gallery Page”.
Good luck!!