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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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NASA

Nasa: 21th Century Explorer: Why Do We Want to Study and Travel to Mars?

For Students 9th - 10th
This article answers some of the most common questions about Mars: Why is it red? Is there water on Mars? What else have scientists discovered from spacecraft that have landed there? Also, visitors can follow links to learn more about...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Traveling West

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "Traveling West" by Barbara Radner, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...
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Mathigon

Mathigon: Graphs and Networks: The Travelling Salesman Problem

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the traveling salesman problem which involves finding paths through a city without backtracking. While no algorithm has been found to do that for all cities, there are algorithms that help somewhat. They are...
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TES Global

Blendspace: Space Exploration 5 Paragraph Persuasive Essay

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
Learn to write a five-paragraph persuasive essay by working through six links to videos, graphic organizers, and activities on space exploration.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: A Literature Inspired Writing Lesson: A Time Traveler's Log

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students will read chapter four of The Time Machine by H.G. Wells, noting both the time traveler's descriptions of the new world of 800,000 ACE, and the conclusions the main character draws as a 19th century man. Students will think of a...
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American Public Media

Savvy Traveler: Interview With Diana Nyad

For Students 9th - 10th
An interview with marathon swimmer and world traveler, Diana Nyad, about her views on traveling and experiencing the world.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Gullible's Travels, Etc. By Ring Lardner

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the short story collection Gullible's Travels, Etc. by Ring Lardner, an American sports columnist and short story writer best known for his satirical writings about sports, marriage, and the theater.
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Success Link

Success Link: Spring Break Travel Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Give students real-world experience in writing business letters based on researching travel possibilities for a client.
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Cosmos 4 kids

Cosmos4 Kids: Space Exploration: Orion and Ares

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out about NASA's manned space mission, Orion, and its planned launch into space to study Mars and the moon.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Traveling Sound

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore how sound waves move through liquids, solids and gases in a series of simple sound energy experiments. Understanding the properties of sound and how sound waves travel helps engineers determine the best room shape and...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: New England Literary Travel Brochure

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will research Internet sites to find places of interest regarding some early American authors. Students will then construct a travel brochure about those sites. Students will include pictures and paraphrased written information...
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese: The Stowaway Adventure: Engineering Lesson: Designing Your Own Travel Bag

For Teachers 5th - 8th
After listening to the presented scenario, students are asked to design, create, and test a prototype of a bag that can carry their belongings and meet certain criteria.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids Science Projects and Experiments: Light Travels

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn by experimenting with science. Project about how light travels.
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Globe Tracks

Travel for Kids: Germany

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the fun places travelers can visit in Germany.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Town Traveller by George Gissing

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the full text of "The Town Traveller" by George Gissing on this site.
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PE Central

Pe Central: Getting Started With Traveling

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learners practice locomotor skills: walking, marching, galloping, skipping, and "basic traveling skills" during this fun aerobic gym class activity.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: First Ladies' Travels

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out some of the exotic and not-so exotic trips some of the First Ladies of the United States have gone on while their husbands are in office.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: How Light Travels

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this activity, the students will be experimenting to show how light shines in a straight line. They will also be experimenting to see how light reflects using mirrors. The students will be working in cooperative learning groups to...
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Other

English Montreal School Board: Vacation Re Quest: A Webquest

For Teachers 4th - 8th
This site features a dedicated and enthusiastic travel agent who wants to be prepared to provide the ultimate vacation packages for any client that uses your agency. Students research one of four countries and work with a partner to...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Transcontinental Railroad: Ride the Rails on a Button Train [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
Students will learn how the Transcontinental Railroad enhanced travel across the country. They will compare how quickly people travel today as then. Students will create "button trains" and discuss what trains carried in 1869 and now.
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NASA

Nasa: Donald "Deke" Slayton Apollo Soyuz Test Project

For Students 9th - 10th
NASA Web Site about the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project which included Donald "Deke" Slayton, one of the original seven American astronauts. The mission was the first joint Soviet-American space mission. Links are provided to descriptions and...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Time Travel

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use this NOVA instructional activity to discuss the nature of time and the grandfather paradox. Examine time from different perspectives by plotting ages on a timeline, estimating how long a minute is and imagining going back in time to...
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Liftoff Into Space

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn about the history of space exploration and what is happening in the current space program.

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