Maximizing efficiency while minimizing the costs of a transportation company is the job of the operations supervisor. In a short interview, a transportation supervisor talks about the education and training required for this demanding...

Love to travel? Love driving big rigs? Don't mind long hours? Then working as a commercial truck driving might be the career for you. A short video introduces viewers to the benefits of this career.

We all want to get to where we're going. Get there faster using an engaging video that takes a look at transportation engineering. It explores different types of transportation systems, including subways, trains, and highways, as well as...

One-third of all carbon emissions comes from transportation in the United States. The third lesson in a 13-part series on Exploring Energy offers ideas on how to reduce emissions from cars, airplanes, large trucks, and more. 

Build a concrete understanding of mechanical engineering. Viewers watch an engaging video that describes mechanical engineering as the "design, construction, operation, and maintenance of mechanical systems." It also highlights some...

You might have Hippodamus of Miletus to thank for your city blocks. An informative video explains the history of civil engineering, from the Pyramid-builder Imhotep to the Greeks (including Hippodamus) and the Romans, and to the first...

How do you like to travel? ¿En avión? ¿En tren? ¿En elefante? Learn about the different ways to get from here to there with a fun Spanish song and illustrative worksheet.

See the future of public transportation before it zips by. Individuals watch a video in the Real Engineering playlist that explains the hyperloop. It describes one of the possible designs in the SpaceX hyperloop contest.

How did the Venetian gondola get its distinctive look? Using this fantastic animated video, your class will be amazed to see how a seemingly simple construction can illustrate so much about a particular culture and historical time period.

See how engineers spend hours constructing and designing helicopters. Science, design, and mechanics are all incorporated in this process. A great way to introduce a variety of career associated with science and engineering.

Various listening examples of native speakers in different dialects negotiating and describing taxi rides. Provides a transcript as well so you can read along. Great way to bring native speakers into the classroom and increase vocabulary!

Various listening examples of native speakers in different dialects describing/explaining how to get a train ticket. Provides a transcript as well so you can read along. Great way to bring native speakers into the classroom and increase...

Various listening examples of native speakers in different dialects describing their first airplane experiences. Includes both past tenses. Provides a transcript as well so you can read along. Great way to bring native speakers into the...

Travel by land is the focus of these interactive vocabulary words. Learners will hear the correct Spanish pronunciation as the mouse is moved over each illustration. Requires QuickTime.

These vocabulary words pertain to cars and everything to do with cars. Move your mouse over each colorful picture to hear the Spanish pronunciation for each word. Keep in mind that these vocabulary are specific to Spain.

Students can listen to a brief history of road-building and how it changed America and read the transcript at the same time. The audio file can be downloaded in mp3 format.

Videos from the America on the Move exhibition provide an overview of America's transportation infrastructure history, the road and rail networks we depend on.

Cyberchase video in which the CyberSquad uses the design process to create an invention that will help them navigate some tricky terrain. Includes background reading and discussion questions. [3:52]

Watch this video to learn about a variety of modes of transportation to get from point a to point b from Big Bird, Abby, Telly, and Elmo. [3:58]

In this video [1:47] you will learn about many types of transportation and how people and things get from one place to another.

John Green teaches you about the Market Revolution. In the first half of the 19th century, the way people lived and worked in the United States changed drastically. At play was the classic American struggle between the Jeffersonian ideal...

Importance of railroads in the U.S. economy, with many great running views of freight and passenger trains. [19:00]

Driving is compared with running a railroad train. With excellent images of steam-era passenger trains.