Unit Plan
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:...
Unit Plan
Other

Virtual Museum of Labrador: History

For Students 9th - 10th
Become acquainted with the "rich and diverse history" of the people of Labrador. Over the years there has been a variety of cultures that have inhabited the land including the Inuit, Metis, Europeans, and more. Information is also given...
Unit Plan
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...
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.
Website
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.
Website
Other

Allstar Network: Flight

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive and informative site looks at the history and principles of flight.
Graphic
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,...
Lesson Plan
Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Stagecoaching in Texas [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson, they look at stagecoaches and how this mode of transportation compared to other...
Handout
Indiana University

Indiana Univ. Bloomington: Geo Notes: Standing Rocks: Remnants of Erosion [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what standing rocks are, how they are formed by erosion, and gives the names of some well-known ones in Indiana.