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6th Grade European Travel Guide

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Travel Guide page --click here then save to your H drive
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Places to Look for Information
 

1.      Travis Online Research Page (ßthis is a link—you can click on it)

a.     Britannica & World Book—search for your country’s name then look to the side for links to other great sites.

b.     NetTrekker—choose “middle School” tab then search for your country

2.      Internet Sites—here are some great ones!

a.      Travis Library Website—Online Databases http://www.irvingisd.net/library/043/index.htm

b.      Europe for Visitors Travel Guide—cool things to do & see http://europeforvisitors.com/europe/articles/index_countries.htm

c.      Lonely Planet—Explore Europe.  Click your country, and then read.  Be sure to click the “Fast Facts” tab there too! http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/europe

d.      CIA World Fact Book.  Choose your country form the drop down menu at the top. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/profileguide.html

e.      Geographica’s Europe. Click on your country in the box on the left. http://www.geographia.com/indx03.htm

f.  European Exchange rates at MSN
http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/market/exchangerates.aspx?selRegion=3&selCurrency=1

g.  List of Countries that use the Euro

3.      Google.com or Yahoo.com or Mamma.com

a.     Use at your own risk—you’ll have a lot to sort through!

b.     Try searching for the name of your country and the word travel at the same time.