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The Newberry Library

Newberry: Historical Geography of Transportation: Map 10: United States, 1835

For Teachers K - 1st
Lessons K-12 examining the role of transportation systems in the development and settlement of the lands between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Railroads Come to Texas: Land/water Transportation in Early Texas

For Students 9th - 10th
What made transportation in early Texas so difficult? What were the road conditions like? This article talks about land and water transportation in Texas in the years leading up to and after the Civil War. Also, check out photos and...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Transportation Changes [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
"Transportation Changes" is a one page, nonfiction, reading passage about the history of transportation across both land and sea. It is followed by questions which require students to provide evidence from the story; it includes:...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Now and Then and Back Again: Study of Transportation

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
By using a slideshow presentation and a Conestoga wagon project, students will experience different ways people have conquered the human and social need for transportation in America. Students will begin by studying ancient and Native...
Article
State Library of North Carolina

N Cpedia: Improvements in Transportation: Post American Revolution to Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
From the earliest days of European exploration, the land and waterways seemed to do their best to frustrate growth and movement in what was to become North Carolina. In its natural condition, the area was just not an easy place to get...
Interactive
New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Transportation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The New York Times Learning Network has developed interactive & printable crossword puzzles. The theme of this one is Transportation.
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Other

Kemper Equipment: Effectively Transporting Aggregate

For Students 9th - 10th
Depending on a variety of factors, learn about some methods used for transporting aggregates by land and water.
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Central Intelligence Agency

Cia: World Factbook: French Southern and Antarctic Lands

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of the French Southern and Antartic Lands. The content covers the area's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Transportation Changes [Pdf]

For Teachers 8th
"Transportation Changes" is a one page, nonfiction, reading passage about the history of transportation by land and by sea. It is followed by questions which require students to provide evidence from the story; it includes: determining...
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Lt. Eli Helmick: 10th u.s. Infantry: Life Aboard the Transport Alamo

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpt from Spanish-American War era autobiography of Lt. Eli Helmick of the 10th U.S. Infantry provides his account of life aboard the transport "Alamo" and landings in Cuba.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Transportation

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses the categories of transportation - land, air, and water - and has students identify appropriate ways to transport goods.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Land! Water! Sky! Oh My!

For Teachers 5th - 7th
This lesson focuses on the importance of airplanes in today's society. Airplanes of all shapes and sizes are used for hundreds of different reasons, including recreation, commercial business, public transportation, and delivery of goods,...
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Land, Waste, and Cleanup Topics

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is loaded with information on solid waste and hazardous waste. It includes industries' effects on the environment, waste programs, treatment, control, pollution prevention, recycling, and cleanup programs.
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University of Alberta

University of Alberta: The Edmonton and Slave Lake Railway

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief history recounts the construction in 1899 of the the Edmonton and Slave Lake Railway by a group of businessmen with an interest in exploiting the mineral deposits in the Athabasca Landing and Lesser Slave Lake area.
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Other

World Land Trust: Personal Carbon Balanced Calculators

For Students 9th - 10th
You will find a series of calculators here for exploring what your carbon footprint on the Earth is, based on your use of air travel, your regular means of transportation, your household habits, and fixed carbon dioxide emissions for the...
Online Course
University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Eolian Processes and Landforms

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed outline containing a large amount of material on wind erosion, describing wind transport mechanisms, and wind landform formation.
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Geographypods

Geographypods: Global Interactions: Changing Space the Shrinking World

For Students 11th - 12th
This learning module examines how the world has become smaller as time and space have converged. Transportation is much faster, making places more accessible, goods can be more quickly and easily transported, and the Internet connects...
Website
University of Alberta

University of Alberta: The Calgary and Edmonton Railway

For Students 9th - 10th
This history of The Calgary and Edmonton Railway is an account of the necessity to build branch lines in order for the Canadian Pacific Railway to develop its vast land holdings on the prairies. Included are maps, photographs and primary...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Carve That Mountain

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this activity, students further investigate major landforms (e.g., mountains, rivers, plains, hills, oceans and plateaus). They build a three-dimensional model of a landscape depicting several of these landforms. Once they have built...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Map Collections 1500 2002

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection provides maps dating back to 1500 up to the present. The collection includes: cities, towns, discovery and exploration, conservation and environment, military battles, cultural landscapes, transportation, communication,...
Article
US Department of Agriculture

China's Food and Agriculture: Issues for the 21st Cent.

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of reports published but the United States Department of Agriculture in April of 2002 (in PDF format) from the USDA that covers "China's food consumption, marketing, international trade, agricultural policy, transportation...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Hurricane Matthew Causes Weathering and Erosion

For Students 3rd - 5th
View videos and photos from the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew and see how the earth's landforms changed as a result of the heavy winds and rain. Weathering and erosion made a new landform and dramatically changed the coastline....
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Engineering for the Earth

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young students are introduced to the complex systems of the Earth through numerous lessons on its natural resources, processes, weather, climate and landforms. Key earth science topics include rocks, soils and minerals, water and natural...
Handout
Central Intelligence Agency

Cia: World Factbook: Armenia

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource is an encyclopedia-style reference resource about Armenia. It includes all essential statistical facts about the country (e.g., population level, land mass) and brief notes about the country's economy, government, natural...

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