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Library of Congress

Loc: Full of Hot Air

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know that the hot-air balloon is the oldest form of successful human flight? Briefly described is the history and construction of hot-air balloons. Follow the link to "images of hot-air balloons and balloon racing" to view...
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Website
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National Park Service: Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms

For Students 9th - 10th
Features 100 aircraft, airfields, research labs, military installations, battle sites, launch facilities, and other places that tell about people and events that made the U.S. a world leader in aviation. Highlights of this travel...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: Object of the Month: Mail From the Hindenburg Crash

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides background information and details of the Hindenburg crash, plus descriptions and photos of mail salvaged from the wreck. Suggested reading material and an audio/visual clip of the actual crash also included. [1:13]
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Other

Harper Collins: History in an Hour: The Hindenburg Disaster

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise summary of the Hindenburg disaster on May 6, 1937.
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Harold G. Dick, C. 1935

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibit about one engineer's role in the designing and making of passenger airships or 'zeppelins'
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License

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibit about one engineer's role in the designing and making of passenger airships or 'zeppelins'
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Graphic
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Goodyear Blimp

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibit about one engineer's role in the designing and making of passenger airships or 'zeppelins'
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Graphic
Curated OER

Goodyear Training Group

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibit about one engineer's role in the designing and making of passenger airships or 'zeppelins'
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Graphic
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Postcard

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibit about one engineer's role in the designing and making of passenger airships or 'zeppelins'
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Graphic
Curated OER

Boarding Pass

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibit about one engineer's role in the designing and making of passenger airships or 'zeppelins'
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Graphic
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Certificate

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibit about one engineer's role in the designing and making of passenger airships or 'zeppelins'
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Graphic
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Nazi March

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibit about one engineer's role in the designing and making of passenger airships or 'zeppelins'