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Gardner, Jane P., author.

Travel science / by Jane P. Gardner; science consultant, Russ Lewin, Science and Math Educator. pages cm. -- (Science 24/7)

Audience: Grades 9 to 12 Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4222-3415-0 (hardback) -- ISBN 978-1-4222-3404-4 (series) -- ISBN 978-1-4222- 8499-5 (ebook) 1. Air travel--Miscellanea--Juvenile literature. 2. Space flight--Miscellanea--Juvenile literature. 3. Transportation--Miscellanea --Juvenile literature. I. Title. HE152.G32 2016 910--dc23 2015005000 IMPORTANT NOTICE The science experiments, activities, and information described in this publication are for educational use only. The publisher is not responsible for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages as a re- sult of the uses or misuses of the techniques and information within.