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Natural History Museum

Nhm: The Endeavour Voyage Across the Pacific

For Students 9th - 10th
This multi-media rich site explores the voyage made by James Cook on the Endeavour in 1768. This voyage, marked as one of the most influential in history, made major nautical, geographical, natural history, and medical discoveries along...
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Handout
Other

Plant Explorers: Dr. Daniel Carl Solander (1733 1782)

For Students 9th - 10th
Profile of Dr. Daniel Carl Solander, a close friend and colleague of Joseph Banks. Solander was an eighteenth-century Swedish botanist and explorer who traveled the world collecting plant specimens for classification.
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Handout
Australian National Botanic Gardens

Anbg Biography: Joseph Banks

For Students 9th - 10th
The Australian government sponsors this profile of Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820), the naturalist and patron of science who was instrumental in the exploration and settlement of Australia.
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Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Joseph Banks

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life and discoveries of Joseph Banks in this article.
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Handout
Other

Rocky Road: The Life of Joseph Banks

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information about Joseph Banks' childhood on into his early years. A photo of Banks is also provided.
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Curated OER

Joseph Banks

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of Joseph Banks.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: Joseph Banks (1743 1820)

For Students 9th - 10th
A portrait of Joseph Banks from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
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Curated OER

Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: Joseph Banks (1743 1820)

For Students 9th - 10th
A portrait of Joseph Banks from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.