Transportation

Students explore transportation and communication.  In this multi-cultural history lesson, students brainstorm, then compare and contrast methods of land, air, and water transportation today and long ago.  Students work in groups to...

Engage in an 8-day study of different modes of transportation. Your students explore the concept of location and define the physical characteristics of places, such as, land forms, bodies of water, natural resources, and weather.

Students become aware of the importance of transportation in everyday life through discussion and by making a mobile of modes of transportation.

Second graders compare the transportation system of the Eastern Woodland Indian Tribe and the Plains Indian Tribe. They use a chart imbedded in this lesson to further their understanding of the Plains Indians, then engage in a craft...

Young scholars examine various modes of transportation used throughout the history of the United States. They explore various websites, answer discussion questions, construct a conestoga wagon using Tinker Toys and construction paper,...

Learners view murals that depict various modes of transportation. They discuss the importance of maps to navigation and create a map. They compare and contrast transportation of the past with modes of transportation used today.

In this ESL worksheet, students first listen to and watch a YouTube video about forms of transportation. Students complete 50 exercises pertaining to transportation including fill in the blank, matching and a word search.

Students identify and name six modes of transportation. Students name the purpose of each of the six modes of transportation. Students categorize modes of transportation based on where they travel.

Second graders discuss different types of transportation and find pictures that would fit in these categories: land, air, and water. They will then write about their favorite type of transportation in each category.

Students listen to a PowerPoint presentation and complete a Venn diagram comparing the methods of transportation in the early 1800s with today's transportation. They experiment with the buoyancy of keelboats.