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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Transportation Changes [Pdf]
"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:...
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Tracks of Time
The history and importance of the rail industry to mining and lumbering in North Bay, Ontario is profiled. Archival photographs and stories are included.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: The Impact of the Railway on the Sutton Region
The coming of the railway to Sutton, Quebec transformed the town and greatly affected all the nearby industries. Archival photographs and documents are included in the exhibit.
Geographic
Photius: Tajikistan: Economy Index
Here you can find out about the current economic status of Tajikistan (as of 2007) from the CIA World Factbook. Click on the topics to gather the information.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms
Features 100 aircraft, airfields, research labs, military installations, battle sites, launch facilities, and other places that tell about people and events that made the U.S. a world leader in aviation. Highlights of this travel...
Other
Smog City
Smog City, an interactive air pollution simulator, shows students how human choices, environmental factors, and land use contribute to air pollution.
Other
Ipanema.com: Rio De Janiero Parks and Top Sights
Resource presents information about the national parks in Rio de Janiero, Brazil.
Other
Brock University: Welland Canal Math Trail
The Welland Canal is part of the St. Lawrence Seaway system. This site waks you through information about its construction and how it works, and you learn some math along the way.
Other
Overland Trail: Concord Coach
Check out all the links here to gain fascinating insight into what it would have been like to travel west by stagecoach in the late 19th century.
Languages Online
Languages Online: Consejos Para El Conductor
Choose "usted" command forms from a word bank to complete sentences that offer advice to drivers. Practice the imperative and learn driving vocabulary at the same time. Answers may be checked at the end of the exercise. Tutorials in...
Languages Online
Languages Online: La Conduccion De Caravanas
Conjugate each verb in the "usted" command form in this article to offer advice on driving in caravans. Answers may be checked at the end of the exercise. Tutorials in other langauges available from the homepage.
Languages Online
Languages Online: La Conduccion en Autopista Y Carretera
Conjugate verbs in the "usted" command form to complete sentences that offer advice on freeway and highway driving. Practice the imperative tense and learn driving vocabulary at the same time. Answers may be checked at the end of the...
Royal British Colombia Museum (Canada)
Sternwheelers
Before railways and roads were built,the steam-powered sternwheelers played an important role in British Columbia's transportation.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: History of the Automobile
This site is from the University of Colorado explaining the history of the automobile and the impact it had on the American culture. Learn all about the changes that occurred in American culture because of the automobile.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Make a Truck, Online Game
Geared towards lower elementary, this site from Enchanted Learning allows students to click on the cab, middle or rear of the truck to make & discover new types of trucks.
Other
Odyssey of the Mind: Up to Speed
Students "learn about vehicles, velocity, angles, and energy," as they participate in a variety of creative and hands-on activities, like building adjustable ramps, researching modes of transportation, and predicting "what transportation...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Let's Get It There Fast
The purpose of this activity is to demonstrate how aircraft have decreased the amount of time it takes to transport people and cargo. Students will compute the time it takes to travel between two cities for several modes of...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Wheeling It In!
In an open-ended design activity, students use everyday materials (milk cartons, water bottles, pencils, straws, candy) to build a small-scale transportation device. They incorporate the use of a wheel and axle, and lever into their...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Land! Water! Sky! Oh My!
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,...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Transportation and the Environment
Looking at transportation and the environment, young scholars learn that some human-made creations, such as vehicles, can harm the environment. They also learn about alternative fuels and vehicles designed by engineers to minimize...
BBC
Bbc: The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution saw advancement in all areas of life. Take a look at the achievements in transportation such as improved roads, canals, and railways. Also included is a timeline of inventions in this area.
Smithsonian Institution
Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Early Cars: Fact Sheet for Children
Encyclopedia entry presents fun facts about the history of the automobile.
Other
National Transport Library: Urban Transportation Planning
This site provides extensive information regarding the history of U.S. urban transportation planning.
Can Teach
Can Teach: Songs and Poems
This site features an extensive list of poems and songs for every event during the school year. Explore the seasons, colors, holidays, and more.