This site contains information pertaining to the signifigance of the canals in developing new settlements.

Provides details about the Erie Canal that stretched for 363 miles linking the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.

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.

Useful information about the history of the postal system and about the changes in postal and transportation technologies that have made the U.S. Postal Service what it is today.

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...

"Northeast China - the provinces of Heilungkiang, Kirin, and Liaoning - is the most important region of the country and a nationally significant and still-developing center of agricultural production. Most of the Northeast remained...

Meiji Restoration included a modernizing the transportation system beginning with trains. This site describes how that took place.

Meiji Restoration included a modernizing the transportation system beginning with trains. This site describes how that took place.

This is an article about tubular reabsorption including what it is; how reabsorption in the nephrons works; and reabsorption of sodium, nutrients, water, and other ions.

A very thorough look at the industrial growth in the North because of the advent of the Industrial Revolution in America. See what industries grew, how factories became more productive, and find out how the states cultivated economic...

This site from the Department of Chemistry at the Washington University provides a deetailed study of the role of hemoglobin in blood physiology. The article is somewhat in-depth, complete with pictures, charts, and a bibliography.

A glossary of railroad lingo. Gives a multitude of words and their definitions as related to railraods and trains.

As part of a larger site, this article gives the history of the famous Chicago "L" and its development in the last part of the 19th century. Hyperlinks to photos, many of which are period photos.

A lengthy essay on the Second Industrial Revolution in Europe and the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The author looks at seven major aspects of technology that were affected by the revolution and makes...

Read about the great potential in Nigeria's economy which is not being met currently. With vast oil and gas reserves, Nigeria could have a strong economy, but find out from this article what the problems are. Information is from the U.S....

In depth information about news and events happening at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL. Includes photos and videos of numerous astronomical events.

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!

This is a delightful site about boats and boating. Lots of games plus a terrific overview of the history of navigation. Includes a visit to a reproduction of Columbus' Nina.

Students explore methods employing simple machines likely used in ancient pyramid building, as well as common modern-day material transportation. They learn about the wheel and axle as a means to transport materials from rock quarry to...

Learners become "engineers" as they learn how to develop pipeline systems for transportation. In this lesson, they work in teams to design, develop, and execute a pipeline plan to transport both a golf ball and a ping pong ball from one...

This 3-part article explores Rosa Park's famous act of civil disobedience -- refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white passenger. Her subsequent arrest sparked a 381-day boycott of the Montgomery bus system and the 1956 Supreme...

This article is part of The EdSurge Podcast. Today, there are plenty of middle and high school students who have developed solutions to major economic and social challenges, ranging from health care and transportation to agriculture and...

This last section of an extensive essay about the railroad in United States history discusses the role of the railroad in the 20th century.

On December 1, 1955, the late Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat and made civil rights history.