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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Sagan on Time Travel

For Students 9th - 10th
Astronomer Carl Sagan discusses the possibility of time travel in this audio-enhanced interview from the NOVAWeb site.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Space Travel

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students are introduced to the historical motivation for space exploration. They learn about the International Space Station as an example of space travel innovation and are introduced to new and futuristic ideas that space engineers are...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, a prose satire by this Irish writer and clergyman that is both a satire on human nature and the "travelers' tales" literary subgenre.
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Travel Agents

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains detailed information on the travel agent/planning career field. It has sections on the nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training and advancement, job outlook, earnings, and additional information.
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US Department of State

Us Department of State: u.s. Passports and International Travel

For Students 9th - 10th
This website tells you how to apply for a passport as well as providing lots of information about traveling to other countries, e.g., what to do before you leave, what to expect in different countries, and where to get help abroad if you...
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NASA

Nasa Star Child: Space Travel (Level 2)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has the history of space travel. Includes President Kennedy's speeches on the Apollo program that can be downloaded. Many graphics, and a very complete history of space travel with links to more detailed information.
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University of New South Wales (Australia)

University of New South Wales: School of Physics: Physclips: Travelling Waves I

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module exploring travelling waves. Learn about reflections, wave travelling equations, waves on a string, and travelling sine waves with animations and videos.
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University of New South Wales (Australia)

University of New South Wales: School of Physics: Physclips:travelling Waves Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Physiclips thoroughly investigates traveling wave with animations and film clips. Understand the wave equation, power in a wave, and radiation and intensity.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Travelers' Health: Disease Directory

For Students 9th - 10th
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides information on over 40 diseases that travelers might need to be prepared for. Information includes description of disease, risk for travelers, preventive measures and treatment.
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Library of Congress

Loc: American Notes: Travels in America, 1750 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprises 253 published narratives by Americans and foreign visitors recounting their travels in the colonies and the United States and their observations and opinions about American peoples, places, and society from about 1750 to 1920....
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Seeker

Seeker: Week of 5 26 14: Is Time Travel Possible? It Is for Photons

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about photons and wormholes, and if it will ever be possible to travel through time.
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Traveling Nitrogen

For Students 5th - 9th
Students play the role of nitrogen atoms traveling through the nitrogen cycle to gain understanding of the varied pathways through the cycle and how nitrogen is relevant to living things.
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NASA

Nasa Star Child: Space Travel (Level 1)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the history of space travel. Audio content is included as well as vocabulary words linked to a glossary of terms.
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Gulliver's Travels

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an overview of "Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift and view additional resources such as articles and collection items.
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Planet eBooks

Planet E Book: Gulliver's Travels [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of "Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift is available here in PDF format. Gulliver's Travels, which was first released in 1728, is 383 pages pages long.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Space Exploration Time Line

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site provides a time line of the history of space exploration.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Gulliver's Travels

For Students 9th - 10th
A scanned copy of the 1895 publication Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, a book fiction book for children.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Gulliver's Travels

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1880 publication of Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, a picture book for children.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The History of Space Exploration

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson students develop a time line of important events in relation to space exploration.
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University of California

The Travels of Ibn Battuta: A Virtual Tour With the 14th Century Traveler

For Students 9th - 10th
Ibn Battuta was a famous Muslim traveler in the 14th century. He began traveling in 1325 at the age of twenty, first as a pilgrimage to Mecca. But he kept on traveling - for about twenty-nine years. He visited what would today be...
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INTERNET Red 2000

All About Spain: Travel and Tourism

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive index of information about Spain and Spanish culture. It contains photo tours, city guides, a traveler's yellow pages, and a country and culture section filled with useful information.
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Other

The Travel Channel

For Students 9th - 10th
The Travel Channel site offers a TV guide of their programming, fan favorites, videos, podcasts, travel reviews, destination guides, vacation ideas, travel tools, and booking trips.
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National Museum of Science and Industry (UK)

Ingenious: Travelling in the Minds Eye

For Students 9th - 10th
Virtual travel has become a very popular form of visiting places. Travelling in the Mind's Eye historically delves into the concepts that make a virtual fieldtrip possible. The uses of photography, motion pictures, and reconstruction of...
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Other

Geo Beats: Guided Video Tours and Reviews of Travel Destinations Around the World

For Students 9th - 10th
Sample the unique character of some of the most popular travel destinations in the world at the award-winning video network site GeoBeats.

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