Curated OER
Haring Mural
Young scholars create a class mural emphasizing color and lines. In this mural lesson plan, students first study the work of Keith Haring before they create their mural.
Curated OER
New York City: ESL Read Aloud
In this ESL read aloud worksheet, students read a short text about the city of New York City. There are no questions to answer on this page.
Curated OER
1Word and Letter Match Puzzle
In this word and letter match instructional activity, learners match groups of 3 letters to words that contain each set. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Nyc Subway Cars Transform Into Condominiums for Fish
Read about the disposal of New York City subway cars into the Atlanic Ocean, and how these cars are then used by the marine life. Includes video.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Nyc Subway Turns 100
America's most famous subway has turned 100! NPR does a fun series that looks at the early technology and the usage of subway in film and song. Be sure to view the galleries of photos and listen to the memories and music!
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: New York City Subway Posters
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
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Cincinnati's Abandoned Subway
So much work, time and money, but now an urban legend, that's the abandoned subway project in Cincinnati. Narrative with some photos describe the city's failed attempt to build the subway despite the Depression and World Wars.
Other
New York City Subway: Early Transit in New York City
Pictures, primary source documents, and articles about the subway system and rapid transit in New York City at the end of the 19th century and early 20th century.
Scholastic
Scholastic History Mystery: Transportation 2: The Subway
Students try to guess the mystery subject Carlotta Facts, the History Mystery Museum's professor, is studying. They read the clues, do some online and offline research, and then attempt to identify the game's mystery item, the Subway.
Other
New York Subway History: Beach Pneumatic Transit
Not all inventions turn out to be good ideas! Read about Alfred Ely Beach's idea to build a pneumatic tube under the streets of New York City for subway trains to use.
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Metro De Madrid Maps
Detailed downloadable subway maps for Madrid, Spain highlighting significant places around the city. A great way to practice, in Spanish, using a subway map to get around in Madrid to see the sights.
Curated OER
A View on Cities: Frankfurt: Bockenheimer Warte Subway Entrance
Bockenheimer Warte subway entrance (Frankfurt)
Read Works
Read Works: Ride of the Century
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about the 100th birthday of New York City's subway system. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in classifying and categorizing.
Read Works
Read Works: Taken by Surprise
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a man named Tim who is surprised and disappointed by the changes he sees while walking through the subway. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
Other
Poetry Collection: Sharon Olds
This website contains six poems of Sharon Olds, including "Connoisseuse of Slugs," "January, Daughter," "On the Subway," "Sex Without Love," "My Son the Man," and "Rite of Passage."
Read Works
Read Works: Ride of the Century
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the centennial celebration of New York City's subway system. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Young Couple Finds a Way to Make Commuting Fun
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about two students who took a picture of themselves at every subway stop in New York City. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Ride of the Century
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses the New York's subway system history. This passage is intended for guided practice and is designed to reinforce essential reading comprehension skills.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How the World's First Metro System Was Built
Christian Wolmar explains how the London Underground was built at a time when no one had built a railway under a city before.
BBC
Bbc News: Q&a: Germ Warfare
Read these questions and answers by BBC News Online about biological weapons, the threat of germ warfare, and the politics involved as of 2001. Includes many links to appropriate articles and related information.
New York Times
New York Times: Attacks in Central London
Provides interactive maps, video, audio, and images of the attack on London's transit system. Presents the location, casualties, and different scenes from the attack on 7/7/2005.
BBC
Bbc News: London Attacks
BBC News in-depth coverage of the London Attacks on 7/7/2005. You will find eyewitness accounts, reaction from around the world, and video accounts.
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: Bernhard Goetz Trial (1987)
The Saturday afternoon before Christmas in 1984, on a New York City subway car making its run downtown, two black teenagers approached Bernhard Goetz. One of the teens said to the slightly built blond man, "Give me five dollars." Seconds...
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