20th-Century Explorers Mini-Lesson -- PowerPoint Slideshow

20th-Century Explorers Mini-Lesson -- PowerPoint Slideshow
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Discovery and Exploration
Explorers
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Introduce 20th-century explorers and give students a general overview of some of the major expeditions that have occurred in the last 125 years with these PowerPoint slides.

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Eyewitness: Explorer
Eyewitness: Explorer
By Rupert Matthews

This book takes a look at the often hazardous and perilous world of exploration from the lives and navigation techniques of the first sailors to the types of food eaten on space missions.

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