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Roman Open Air Museum Hechingen Stein: The Guided Tour

For Students 9th - 10th
A virtual tour of a Roman ruins in Germany. Elsewhere on the site (click on Introduction and Villa), there is information about the history of the Romans in Germany, and the excavation of this site.
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Robben Island Prison Tour

For Students 9th - 10th
Photographic slideshow provides a guided street view tour of Robben Island prison by a former political prisoner. This is the same prison where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years during his fight to end apartheid.
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Barcelona Tourist Guide: Casa Batllo by Antonio Gaudi

For Students 9th - 10th
Pictures, building facts, and touring information about Antonio Gaudi's Casa Batllo in Barcelona. A great site to use for travel assignments.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: A Guided Tour of Paris

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners will play the role of a Paris tour guide. Traveling on the Paris Metro System, students will guide tourists through the city to point out the location and important facts of major historical landmarks.
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University of California, Riverside: Balzac's Paris [1799 1850]: A Guided Tour

For Students 9th - 10th
Paris in the early 1800s through the eyes of the author Honore de Balzac. Born in 1799, Balzac lived in Paris during a period of intense renovation. The guided tour provides many unique insights into the city's development as a major...
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Italy Guides: Virtual Travel to Pompeii, Italy

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the city of Pompeii in this virtual tour. Houses, temples, baths, arches, and other structures are all on display. The history of Pompeii is explained, and each interactive structure is accompanied by a description. The different...
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H2ous.org: H20 Use: Gardening Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Find inspiration for water-conserving gardens. Take a garden tour or look at the garden gallery for more ideas. Hot links are provided to favored plants and their detailed information.
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University of California

Uc Berkeley Art Museum's Online Guide for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
This student-friendly tour of the UC Berkeley Art Museum features fun online activities and a tutorial on how to read a museum label.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: United States Virtual Tour Guide

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Groups/pairs of students will create a short digital slide presentation and travel brochure on one of the 50 U.S. states. They will do research in encyclopedias/atlases and on the Internet to include information on geography, official...
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Walking Tour: Langston Hughes's Harlem of 1926

For Students 9th - 10th
Walk in the footsteps of the Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes in this online guided tour. Contains specific directions to navigate through Harlem to places he lived and visited regularly. With quotes from various works mentioning...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Immigration: Stories of Yesterday and Today Teacher's Guide

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Provided here is an interactive unit to help students discover the history of immigration in America and take an interactive tour of Ellis Island.
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Read Works

Read Works: A Stargazers Guide to Mission Control

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a tour of the Johnson Space Center's Mission Control room. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Montgomery Field Trip Tour Book

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this lesson, students explore the functions of our government through the Internet, slideshow presentations, and by visiting Alabama's capital city of Montgomery. Students will use their field trip as a guide to create a tour book...
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The China Guide: Great Wall of China

For Students 9th - 10th
As China's most famous attraction, the Great Wall of China is an essential stop on all China tours. Commonly considered a wonder of the world, the Great Wall boasts a history of over 2,000 years and stretches more than 3,000 miles across...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: A Rocking Walking Tour: Investigating Architectural Rocks in St. Paul, Mn

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a guided inquiry field investigation in an urban setting. This investigation focuses on the identification of the rocks used on and in the buildings and other structures in downtown St. Paul, MN. The questions asked are based on...
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Mri: A Guided Tour

For Students 9th - 10th
Now that MRIs have been around for a few decades, patients and doctors tend to take them for granted. But these awesome diagnostic tools, powered by strong superconducting magnets, save countless lives with their ability to pinpoint...
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Italy Guides: Cities of Italy

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a virtual tour of the many historic cities of Italy. Click on any city shown on the interactive map to view related facts and beautiful photos. Though a tourist site, the map and accompanying information is useful to anyone...
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The China Guide

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Travel to China and take a virtual tour of Beijing. Visit places of interest such as the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Jingshan Park and the Marco Polo Bridge. Learn how to say numbers, money and short sentences in Chinese.
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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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Virtual Bangladesh

Virtual Bangladesh: Dhaka

For Students 9th - 10th
This Virtual Bangladesh site provides information on Dhaka, Bangladesh. Formerly called Dacca, Dhaka is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, located in the geographic center of the country. Here you will find not only a...
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The Teacher's Guide: Virtual Fieldtrips

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A collection of links to online tours of museums and exhibits. Note - a few of the links have gone dead.
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Regent Tour China: Sights & Attractions: Forbidden City

For Students 9th - 10th
This site works as a visitors' guide for the Forbidden City, but it also provides history and statistics.
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Tour Egypt

Tour Egypt: Egyptian Pharaohs: Rulers of the Ancient World

For Students 9th - 10th
Online travel guide explores Egyptian Pharaohs of the ancient world.
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The Official Roald Dahl Website

For Students 3rd - 8th
Select a tour guide to show you through the Official Roald Dahl Website. Miss Honey or Mr. Willy Wonka can lead you through Roald Dahl's books, biography and the Roald Dahl Club.

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