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Smithsonian Institution

National Air and Space Museum: America by Air: Airline Expansion and Innovation

For Students 9th - 10th
Air travel grew in the 1920s and 1930s despite the Great Depression. Read about the new commercial airlines of the time and what it was like to fly at the dawn of commercial passenger flight.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Air and Space Museum: America by Air:the Jet Age, 1958 Today

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the changes that have occurred in commercial jet travel since 1958, when jet passenger service began in the United States.
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: There's Something in the Air

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Many kinds of gases and particles travel through, and become dispersed in air. Substances in air become concentrated in enclosed spaces. In this lesson plan to model the movement of pollutants through the air and particle concentration,...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Air and Space Museum: America by Air: Early Commercial Aviation

For Students 9th - 10th
Commercial airlines took flight soon after the Wright brothers' famous first flights. Read about how the U.S. government encouraged the development of air travel.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Potential Changes in Emissions Due to Improvements in Travel Efficiency

For Students 9th - 10th
An 84-page report from 2011 that addresses the issue of whether changes can be made in transportation to increase travel efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. Includes many tables and graphs...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Air and Space Museum: Exploring the Planets: Tools of Exploration

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of the National Air and Space Museum's online exhibition about Exploring Planets, this describes and gives visuals of telescopes, probes and fly-by aircrafts, orbiters, and landers as current methods for earth and airborne...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Future of Air Travel

For Students 9th - 10th
It used to be that you could get on a Concorde jet and fly across the Atlantic ocean faster than the speed of sound, but what does the future hold for supersonic flight? Sci Show takes a look. [8:16]
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Other

Wn City Guide: Buenos Aires

For Students 9th - 10th
A guide to Buenos Aires, Argentina with breaking news for and about Argentina. This site also contains a history of Buenos Aires, geographical description, economy profile and tourist attractions.
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Other

Planet Ark: Cheap Air Travel Adding to Global Warming

For Students 9th - 10th
Interesting presentation of information to suggest that cheap airline prices are causing more people to fly, resulting in more jet fuel burning which pollutes the environment. Use this site to obtain a new perspective on the effects of...
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BBC

Bbc Newsround: Flight Gadget Rules to Be Relaxed

For Students 1st - 5th
Article reports on new rules in Europe relaxing restrictions on the use of electronic devices during air travel.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Dangerous Air

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
By tracing the movement of radiation released during an accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, students see how air pollution, like particulate matter, can become a global issue.
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Other

Deutschland.de German Transportation Information

For Students 9th - 10th
A German Government site with links to many excellent, up-to-date transportation sites in Germany, including information about trains, buses, cycling, automobiles, air travel, cableways, and ferries. Many of these sites are in both...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Air and Space Museum: Apollo Program

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site focused on all of the Apollo missions. Includes details on launches and moon landings, with charts, statistics, and images. Especially interesting is the list of "Top Ten Apollo Results," which explains the major...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Aviation Inspector

For Students 9th - 10th
Because of the necessity of air travel of all types, there is a need for the aviation inspector. Read about the requirements for this career, the work environment, and the education requirements. Included is a video that shows an...
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PBS

Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Juan Trippe

For Students 9th - 10th
One-page profile of influential innovator, Juan Trippe, whose vision and ideas revolutionized air travel with the birth of mass aviation and Pan American Airways.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Tom Swift and His Air Glider by Victor Appleton

For Students 4th - 9th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is Tom Swift and His Air Glider, an adventure multi-chapter book from 1912, written by the ghost writer Victor Appleton. In this book's quest, the main...
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Globe Tracks

Travel for Kids: Argentina

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore things to do in Patagonia, Buenos Aires, and other places to see in the South American country Argentina.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Washington Dc: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Travel to Washington DC with the family on vacation. See the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: 1st Grade Act: 22: Retelling the Tiny Seed

For Teachers 1st
This instructional activity engages students in story retelling to Eric Carle's book, The Tiny Seed. Students will participate in interactive storytelling as they write sentences and illustrate pictures about seed travel.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Air and Space Museum: Apollo 13

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains facts and images pertaining to the crew, spacecraft, and mission of Apollo 13.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Estimating Distance and Travel Time

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this Cyberchase video segment, the CyberSquad estimates how much air supply they will need to complete an underwater mission.
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9/11 Memorial & Museum

National September 11 Memorial & Museum: How 9/11 Changed Air Travel [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum has partnered with the New York City Department of Education and the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education to develop a robust set of 9/11 lessons for K-12 classrooms. Each lesson is...
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Other

Ecuador travel.info

For Students 9th - 10th
Very good general and travel oriented information about Ecuador. Features a listing of data on people, political structure, economical structure and travel information. Also includes a very informative chart of what things cost in...
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Other

Ireland: Getting Around

For Students 9th - 10th
A homepage for those thinking about visiting Ireland, with links about buses and trains in Ireland, renting cars, air travel, bicycle rentals, taxis, or taking guided tours. Links to hotels and Bed & Breakfasts are also provided.

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