Get on track to learn about slope-intercept form. Scholars use an interactive to position a line along the tracks of cable car. Applying knowledge of slope and intercepts, they write the slope-intercept form of the equation for the line.

In this word recognition learning exercise, students trace the compound word "cable car," write the compound word independently, and color the picture of the cable car.

Just in time for the start of the Winter 2018 Olympics, you can track the Olympic torch relay through the Republic of Korea. But there must be some math involved, right? Give learners a worksheet that prompts them to calculate the...

Available in both printable and interactive online formats, this true/false quiz is one of many activities at MyVocabulary.com that provide practice with Latin roots nat, tract, and sequ/secu. Young etymologists agree or disagree with...

Physics learners studying force and acceleration practice solving eight problems with this assignment. They calculate acceleration and deceleration, net force, and distances required for stopping a moving object. Kinematics equations and...

Word problems are some of the most applicable ways for scholars to approach math, and this is no exception. Using their addition and subtraction skills in context, they solve five word problem scenarios involving time and money. There is...

Do your fourth graders have a hard time showing their work when solving word problems? This helpful worksheet provides two separate spaces for students to show their work and to fill in the answer. The first problem is solved for them as...

Stability is key when building a bridge. Scholars explore the forces acting upon bridges through an analysis of Newton's Laws and Hooke's Law. The activity asks individuals to apply their learning by building a bridge of their own.

In this subtraction practice activity, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems that require them to subtract across zeros.

In this music learning exercise, students look at a map of the world and find the places where the Santa Fe, New Mexico Desert Chorale has traveled. There is little information about music on this page.

In this geometry worksheet, learners solve word problems. They find the height and distance of triangular measurements. They identify missing angles using triangular properties. There are 10 questions.

In this remainder worksheet, students solve 6 word problems that include remainders, then tell how the remainder was used. Students are given a "hint" for problem number 1.

In this metals learning exercise, learners read about the different properties of aluminum, copper, and iron and determine why these metals are used the way they are. The exercise has five short answer questions.

In this phrasal verbs activity, students check their understanding of English phrasal verbs by choosing the best ending for each sentence.

A wonderful CableCarMuseum.org site that celebrates the Cable Car. Lots of information and photos

A site dedicated to the cable car: history, rider's guide, cable car barn, and related links.

A site dedicated to the cable car: history, rider's guide, cable car barn, and related links.

Cable car on Nob Hill (San Francisco)

Cable Car (San Francisco)

Cable Car (San Francisco)

An iconic image of San Francisco, this is the only remaining permanently operational manually operated cable car system in the world.

A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "San Francisco Cable Car."

The Engines of Our Ingenuity is a radio program that tells the story of how our culture is formed by human creativity. The program uses the record of history to reveal the way art, technology, and ideas have shaped us. Episode topics...

You can't keep them down on the farm! Read about the glamour and allure of the city in the late 19th century where electricity and skyscrapers, along with other thechnological advances, enticed people into the city from the country.