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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Melissa's Tour" by Grant Allen

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "Melissa's Tour" by Canadian author Grant Allen. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
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Asia Tour: Map of Cambodia

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow the key on this map of Cambodia from Asia Tour to find the many things to see in this interesting country.
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Alison's Wonderland: Tour of Forbidden City

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource is a gallery of pictures with text, kind of like a tour. There are many good pictures and explanations about the Forbidden City. Follow the "tour" by clicking NEXT under the pictures.
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Black Panther Party Photo Tour

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a photo tour of the Black Panther Party and is part of a Bobby Seale web site devoted to the 60s protest movement and current African American struggles. A variety of audio and video clips are available.
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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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Virtual Gettysburg: Interactive Battlefield Tour

For Students 9th - 10th
Although this site is advertising a complete CD-ROM package of Virtual Gettysburg, the accompanying free information is beneficial. There are free panoramas, pictures of monuments, and online exhibits of Confederate currency and "Lincoln...
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World Heritage Sites in China

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about historical and other sites in China that have been declared World Heritage Sites. Photos, virtual tours, and maps are available for sites like the Summer Palace in Beijing, the Great Wall, the Chengde Mountain Resort,...
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Mammoth Site Geology

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is the website for The Mammoth Site in Hot Springs, South Dakota. The Mammoth Site boasts the largest concentration of mammoths in the world. You can tour this indoor active dig site and view Ice Age fossils. The site offers a video...
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National Park Service: Tour of Park Geology: Human Use Sites

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Parks Service properties are used for a variety of reasons. This website will explore how the land is used for mining, by indigenous people, and much more.
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Tennessee History For Kids

Tennessee History for Kids: Andrew Johnson Historic Site

For Students 3rd - 8th
Andrew Johnson presided over the American government during the turbulent years immediately following the Civil War. He did not fare well, nearly becoming the first president removed from office by Congress. Today people still argue...
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CNN

Cnn: Newsroom Tour

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
At this fun site from CNN you can take a virtual tour of the CNN newsroom!
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Tour Egypt

Tour Egypt: Egypt and the Ptolemaic Dynasty

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Tour Egypt company provides a good, detailed but not too in-depth, history of Egypt and the Ptolemaic Dynasty. The informative is very factual and useful, with links to additional information.
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Yamaha Music Pal: Flute Factory Tour

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take an online tour through the process of designing and manufacturing a flute. Helpful drawings and animations demonstrate the precision engineering that goes into the making of these musical instruments. (To access the Japanese version...
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National Park Service: Lincoln Home National Historic Site

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains photographs, descriptions, and hours of visitation of Lincoln's historic home. The site has links to quotes by Lincoln, writings about Lincoln and virtual tours and photographs of Lincoln's home, neighborhood, and home...
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Civil War Album: Civil War Site Photos by State

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an excellent site that will make the Civil War seem more realistic to students. Site provides pictures of major battlefields both from the wartime and modern day. Authors also provide virtual tours and panoramas of battlefields...
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National Park Service: Eisenhower National Historical Site

For Students 9th - 10th
At the online arm of the Eisenhower National Historic Site, a home and farm purchased by Eisenhower in 1950, find information about Eisenhower's life, the plant and animal species that live there, park operations, and similar types of...
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China Virtual Tours: Shijing Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th
Shijing (The Book of Songs) is the earliest collection of Chinese poems. This site is appropriate for teachers and upper elementary students.
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Tour Egypt

Tour Egypt: British Occupation Period

For Students 9th - 10th
This TourEgypt.net site describes the British control of Egypt after 1882 until 1942.
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Tufts University

Tufts University: The Ancient Olympics

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can compare the modern and ancient Olympic games, as well as tour the site of the first Olympics, and learn about those games.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: A Tour of Birmingham: Web Quest

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This inquiry-based project will provide opportunities for students to learn about the history of Birmingham. Students will discover the variety tourist attractions in Birmingham, Alabama.
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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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Stoa & the Tourist Office of Spain: Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
The Tourist Office of Spain and the Spain Tours Operators Association offer a wide variety of help for the those thinking of traveling to Spain. From advice on pre-trip preparations to what is hot in Spain this year, this site has it all.
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INTERNET Red 2000

All About Spain: Todo Sobre Espana

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. In Spanish and German also.
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United Nations

Unesco: Ancient City of Bosra

For Students 9th - 10th
The ancient city of Bosra, a World Heritage site, is located in Syria. It was the capital of Arabia under the Romans, and sits along the route to Mecca taken by ancient travelers. It has monuments from the Nabataean, Roman, Byzantine and...