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Communicate with a Truck Driver

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore the communication methods of truck drivers and  their experiences. In this truck driving lesson, students use a website, Twitter, and Podcasts to learn about the job of a truck driver and their contributions to society....
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Communicate with a Truck Driver

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the life of a truck driver. In this transportation instructional activity, 6th graders map the route that a truck driver may take, communicate with a truck driver, and explore anticipated delivery time of goods that...
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Novice Drivers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of social trade-offs in the context of graduated driver licensing. They discuss the benefits and drawbacks of the graduate licensing program.They create a list of factors that contribute to traffic accidents...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Distracted Drivers

For Students 9th - 12th
How do your students feel about texting while driving? Two political cartoons display the issue using humor, and background information gives a more serious coverage of the dangers and legislation involved. Three talking points drive...
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Communicate with a Truck Driver

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the truck driving profession and ways they use to communicate. In this truck driving lesson, 8th graders visit websites and use Twitter and podcasts to track a trucker's progress travelling through the United...
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Communicate with a Truck Driver

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners research ways truck drivers communicate. In this critical thinking lesson, students explore websites for information. Learners communicate with truck drivers using Twitter and listen to transportation related podcasts.
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John's Trucking- Who Drove the Farthest

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this graph activity, students analyze a triple bar graph showing miles driven by three truck drivers. Students use the graph to fill out a chart with total miles driven by each driver.
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Communicate with a Truck Driver

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders complete activities to learn about the trucking industry. In this truck driving instructional activity, 6th graders explore websites for positive trucker images and learn about their contributions to society. Students...
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Trucks on the Roadway

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore trucks. In this truck and road safety lesson, students identify different types of trucks and define traffic and truck vocabulary.  Students manipulate toy trucks on a road floor mat.
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Read a Transportation Story

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders read a story about intercontinental truck drivers and their journeys. For this transportation lesson, 6th graders read the novel Kamyonistan by Robert Hackford and discuss the travels of the truck driver through the Middle...
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John's Trucking- Counting the Miles

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this graphs worksheet, students analyze a pie graph showing miles driven by three truck drivers in a week. Students fill out a chart in which they calculate total miles driven.
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Road Safety - Communication and Understanding What's on Board

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders apply math formulas to explore the truck driving career. In this math instructional activity, 10th graders explore websites about road safety and truck driving spills. Students view a PowerPoint about safety placards and...
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Road Safety-Transporting Cargo Safely

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders explore transportation and delivery of cargo.  For this truck logistics lesson, 12th graders research the safety precautions needed to ensure proper delivery of cargo aboard delivery trucks.  Students read about the many...
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Road Safety- Alert Communications and Emergency Response

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students examine the effectiveness of road safety organizations. In this road safety lesson, students identify three road safety watch agencies that aid truck drivers to keep them safe. They look at the skills that truck drivers gain...
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Staying Alert and Fit to Drive a Truck

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students examine the safety concerns of driving while sleepy.  In this driving safety lesson students come up with techniques that can help drivers stay alert on the road.
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Road Manners

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine manners and citizenship. In this citizenship and safety lesson, students build an understanding of the relationship between good manners and safety. Students talk about what good divers do to be safe on the road, then...
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The BUDGET Truck Problem

For Students 10th - 11th
In this secondary mathematics worksheet, students solve a problem which involves how far behind a rental truck must the driver of a car be so that he can see a stoplight from behind the truck.  The problem can be solved with similar...
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Let's Build a Truck

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study the basics of trucks and transportation vehicles. In this transportation vehicles lesson, students study pictures of basic key truck components and recognize differences between various product transportation vehicles....
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Transportation Math

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students use mathematical operations to examine truck drivers and the math they use everyday. In this transportation math lesson, students read word problems that relate to transportation and the math needed to solve the word problems....
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Get Ready to Safely Transport

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete multi-curricular activities to learn about trucks and transportation. For this transportation lesson, 4th graders answer questions about specifics for the trucking industry including safety questions and...
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Businesses and Communities on the Move

For Students 7th - 10th
In this American transportation history activity, students read about various forms of transportation and respond to 16 multiple choice and short answer questions regarding trains, streetcars, automobiles, and trucks.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Drawing a Bead on Distracted Drivers

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, learners analyze a political cartoon about distracted driving and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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John's Trucking - Who Drove the Farthest

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this bar graph worksheet, students fill in a chart of who drove the furthest each day of the week based on a bar graph. Students complete the chart and answer 2 questions.
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Pilots, Drivers, and Captains

For Teachers K
Students listen to the song, The Wheels on the Bus, then change the words for a boat.