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NASA

Nasa, Human Space Flight: Apollo 11 Mission

For Students 3rd - 8th
The story of the Apollo 11 lunar landing is told with dramatic details, pictures, and mission highlights.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Eadweard Muybridge's Photography of Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
From the National Museum of American History this is a description and analysis of the photography of expatriate Englishman Eadweard Muybridge. "Freeze Frame: Muybridge's Photography of Motion" iclude's examples of Muybridge's work...
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US National Archives

Nara: American Originals: President Nixon's Resignation Letter

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a short site that highlights the diary of Nixon on July 20, 1969, the day of the historic moon walk. There's also a picture of Nixon talking to the Apollo II astronauts while they are on the moon.
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Museums Victoria

Melbourne Museum: Meet the Skeletons: Deinonychus Antirrhopus

For Students 9th - 10th
Deinonychus antirrhopus was a small, carnivorous theropod dinosaur from the Cretaceous Period, first discovered in the United States. A study of its skeleton revealed that it was fast-moving, which went against previously held beliefs...
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Museums Victoria

Melbourne Museum: Meet the Skeletons: Tsintaosaurus Spinorhinus

For Students 9th - 10th
Tsintaosaurus spinorhinus, a type of hadrosaur, was a herbivorous dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period. Its fossilized remains have been found in China. Some information and pictures can be found here.
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Museums Victoria

Melbourne Museum: Meet the Skeletons: Pteranodon Sternbergi

For Students 9th - 10th
Pteranodon sternbergi was a prehistoric flying reptile that lived during the Cretaceous Period. Some information and pictures can be found here.
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Museums Victoria

Melbourne Museum: Meet the Skeletons: Inostrancevia Alexandri

For Students 9th - 10th
Inostrancevia alexandri was a prehistoric animal with mammal-like characteristics that lived in the Permian Period and before the dinosaurs. Some information and pictures can be found here.
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Museums Victoria

Melbourne Museum: Meet the Skeletons: Hadrosaur

For Students 9th - 10th
The Hadrosaur was a herbivorous Ornithopod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period. Its fossilized remains have been found in Canada and elsewhere. Some information and pictures can be found here.
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Museums Victoria

Melbourne Museum: Meet the Skeletons: Amargasaurus Cazaui

For Students 9th - 10th
Amargasaurus cazaui was an herbivorous sauropod first found in Argentina. It lived during the Early Cretaceous Period. Some information and pictures can be found here.
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Virginia History Series

Virginia History Series: English Settlements in Virginia (1584 1699) [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
Take a historical walk through the colony of Jamestown. Learn about the main people who influenced the development of this colony, read a list of names of the original settlers, read about the struggles of the first settlers, explore...

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