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Apollo Program
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A comprehensive site focused on all of the Apollo missions. Includes details on launches and moon landings, with charts, statistics, and images. Especially interesting is the list of "Top Ten Apollo Results," which explains the major discoveries from the Apollo missions.

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Smithsonian Institution
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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Date Added:
08/24/2023
Black Wings
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An excellent resource to celebrate early black American aviators. Students will find thrilling tales of true courage concerning black Americans and the "Quest for Equal Opportunity."

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Social Studies
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Smithsonian Institution
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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Date Added:
08/24/2023
Exploring the Planets: Tools of Exploration
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Part of the National Air and Space Museum's online exhibition about Exploring Planets, this describes and gives visuals of telescopes, probes and fly-by aircrafts, orbiters, and landers as current methods for earth and airborne exploration of the planets. The tools and technology used to get, bring back, and analyze samples are also included.

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Science
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Smithsonian Institution
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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Date Added:
08/24/2023
Time and Navigation
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Explore navigation methods by sea, air, and space, what latitude and longitude mean, how GPS works, about satellite navigation, and learn about professional navigators. Includes a timeline of developments in navigation from 1280 to the present. There are also interactive activities, primary source materials, profiles of famous navigators, and so much more. There is a wealth of information at this site.

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Science
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Smithsonian Institution
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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Date Added:
08/24/2023
Women in Aviation and Space History
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Find information on the many women who became well known for their part in aviation history. Click on one of the drop down menus on the left to find a name, then click on the name to see a short description of the woman and her contribution to flight.

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Social Studies
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Reading
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Smithsonian Institution
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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Date Added:
11/04/2022
Wright Brothers: The Invention of the Aerial Age
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Beautiful, well-done site from the Smithsonian on the Wright Brothers: Who were they and what was the importance of the era they ushered in? Their roots are traced back to the Great Migration. Classroom activities and interactive experiments accompany this wonderful site.

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Social Studies
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
Smithsonian Institution
Provider Set:
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Date Added:
08/24/2023