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Ireland: Getting Around

For Students 9th - 10th
A homepage for those thinking about visiting Ireland, with links about buses and trains in Ireland, renting cars, air travel, bicycle rentals, taxis, or taking guided tours. Links to hotels and Bed & Breakfasts are also provided.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Linear Models and Latex Explosion!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use latex tubes and bicycle pumps to conduct experiments to gather data about the relationship between latex strength and air pressure.
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Teachnology

Teachnology: Health Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Great lesson plans covering a wide-range of health-related subjects. Focusing on all grades, teach students bike safety, first aid, a map of their mouths, and stress management. A wonderful resource for wonderful teachers!
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Other

Is the Use of Advanced Materials in Sports Equipment Unethical?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses sports equipment design, the impact of advanced materials used for running, pole vaulting, bicycling, tennis, golf, and baseball, along with other ethical considerations.
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Other

Bike About the Mediterranean

For Students 9th - 10th
The creators of this site biked through many countries in the Mediterranean region from 1997 to 1998 and describe here their journey. Along the way, they visited many cultural sites and schools and reported here about their experiences....
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Usa Cycling

For Students 9th - 10th
Newsletter and links to cycling across the U.S.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Labeling Vehicles in Spanish

For Students 3rd - 5th
Enchanted Learning lets you use the word bank to label the vehicles in Spanish.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Sport Science

For Students 9th - 10th
In this colorful and interactive resource, students can learn about the science behind baseball, hockey, cycling, skateboarding, and surfing.
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US National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus: Head Injury

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all the important facts about a head injury. Topics include: what is it, causes, different kinds, symptoms, diagnosis, first aid, prevention, and more. Click on included graphic images to view additional related topics such as...
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Special Olympics

Special Olympics: Cycling

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the sport of cycling in the Special Olympics.
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TryEngineering

Try Engineering: Give Me a Brake

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Activity investigates the concept of how bicycle brakes use force and friction to stop or slow mechanical motion. Students work in teams to devise a simple braking system while suggesting improvements to current bicycle brake design.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Mystery of Is It Mine or Ours? (Educator Version)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Did you ride to school on a road today? Yesterday did you skate in a public park? Maybe Mom or Dad traveled home from one of your ball games on their bicycles under a string of street lights? How did the road, the park or the street...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Cycloid Ii

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson provides an introduction to the integral in the sense of finding the length of a curve. In the lesson, student deconstruct a cycloid (formed by following a piece of tape on the...
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Building a Dream

For Students 9th - 10th
This site talks about a young man who has started his own business and tells the story of how he started the company "2nd Gear Bicycles." Gives young entrepreneurs a great way to learn about starting your own business.
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Teachnology

Teachnology: Health Lesson Plans

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Great lesson plans covering a wide-range of health-related subjects. Focusing on all grades, teach students bike safety, first aid, a map of their mouths, and stress management. A wonderful resource for wonderful teachers!
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Bill Nye Demonstration: Cloud in a Bottle

For Students 9th - 10th
Watch and learn with Bill Nye the Science Guy as he demonstrates how clouds form in the atmosphere using a glass bottle and a bicycle pump. [2:10]
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Real World Application: Algebra: Boyle's Law

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] During this learning module, students can learn about real world applications of algebra with an explanation of Boyle's law. Explore how a bicycle pump is a perfect...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Jack and Jill Went Up a Hill and Came Biking Down After

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you a budding Lance Armstrong or Greg LeMond? Are you into cycling and speed? Then this is the science fair project for you. In this science fair project, you will determine the best gear ratio for your bike, to get the highest speed...
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Bmw: Safe on the Streets

For Students 2nd - 6th
The BMW Group offers interactive, fun, easy-to-use resources for teachers, parents, and students to help find ways to keep safe on the streets. Provides safety tips, activities, and quizzes that help you learn to be safe whether you are...
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science of Cycling

For Students 9th - 10th
Exceptionally well-designed site from Exploratorium, the museum of science, art, and human perception. Analyzes the physics of cycling associated with the use of gears, human-powered motion, braking and steering, and drafting.
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International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee: Cycling Bmx

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn about different types of bikes for various cycling events (the cycling track events, the off-road cycling events) through colorful drawings, animations, and simple descriptions. Also, learn the difference between women's events and...
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Other

Breaking News English: Armstrong Wins 7th Tour De France

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan which includes audio, downloads, and unique student activities. Intended for ELL students but also applicable for most middle and high schoolers. Includes an "easier" and "harder" version of same lesson plan. Good site.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: Machines

For Students 9th - 10th
This poem describes the characteristics of an effective machine.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers

For Students 9th - 10th
Over 49,000 digitized primary documents having to do with the Wright brothers and their work with flight. A timeline of the brothers' work, a family tree, and other special presentations are offered.

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