Curated OER
Print & Go ESL
Improve reading comprehension with a set of ESL worksheets. Kids read through various passages, note which facts are true or false, mark their opinion on two statements, and write a short reply based on a writing prompt.
Curriculum Corner
Student Transportation Form
Keeping track of who goes where at the end of the school day can be a challenge. Simplify the process with a template that permits teachers to list all class members, and indicate whether kids go to after school care, are picked up by...
PreKinders
Transportation Word Cards
Beep beep! Zoom! Honk honk! Explore the world of transportation with a set of transportation picture word cards. Fifteen cards show trucks, planes, trains, boats, and many more types of transportation, complete with pictures and names.
Curated OER
Retiring Helicopters
Students discover how helicopters work through an interactive program. They also examine why helicopters are more difficult to fly than airplanes. They discover the history of the helicopter and how it has been used in military operations.
Curated OER
Aviation
Students explore aviation. In this physics lesson, students work cooperatively to construct kites, paper airplanes, and paper plate discs. Students launch the object created and observe characteristics and length of flight. Students...
Curated OER
Helicopters
Using this reading passage relating to helicopters, students can practice comprehension and vocabulary skills. Because of the novel aspect of the topic, learners should enjoy reading the story and answering the 10 questions that follow.
Curated OER
Do Some Research: Inventions 6
For this invention research worksheet, students read the sentence and use a library or the Internet to find the answer and write it on the blue line. Students then write a short report about this topic: Igor I. _____, is noted for the...
Library of Congress
Loc: Teachers: Marco Paul's Travels on the Erie Canal
After studying various background materials, students read "Marco Paul's Travels on the Erie Canal" and participate in writing and discussion activities that will foster understanding of the Erie Canal and its impact on economic and...
Library of Congress
Loc: Celebrating 100 Years of the Harley Davidson
This Library of Congress site features the complete history of the American icon, the Harley-Davidson. Great image gallery accompanies the article.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Transportation
Do you think that modern transportation limits our ability to see and/or enjoy what the first settlers saw and did?
University of Alberta
University of Alberta: The Edmonton and Slave Lake Railway
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.
University of Alberta
University of Alberta: The Edmonton, Yukon and Pacific Railway
The Edmonton, Yukon and Pacific Railway was incorporated in 1896 to provide a rail connection between two political and economic rivals, Strathcona in the south and Edmonton in the north. This is a brief history of its evolution.
University of Alberta
University of Alberta: The Canadian Northern Railway Maps
This collection of maps details the railway system in Western Canada in 1916. Viewer can zoom in on the maps for added detail.
University of Alberta
University of Alberta: The Canadian Northern Railway
This is a brief history of of the development the Canadian Northern Railway that was built in western Canada, and completed in 1915. The site also provides primary source resources in the the form of photographs, excerpts, figures and maps.
University of Alberta
University of Alberta: The Canadian Northern Western
This brief history describes the evolution of the Canadian Northern Western Railway. German entrepreneur, Martin Nordegg was unable to convince The Canadian Pacific or Grand Trunk Pacific to build a line so he turned to the Canadian...
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Discovering Lewis & Clark: Technology
Learn about the role of technology in the Lewis and Clark expedition.
State Library of North Carolina
N Cpedia: History of Transportation
An overview of the history of transportation in North Carolina, by water, road, and air, up to the twentieth century.
Other
Super Natural British Columbia Canada
Explore beautiful British Columbia by region, city, or by sites and events. This resource is the official tourism site of British Columbia and provides a current and historical look at BC's finest recreational opportunities.
The Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute: Long Flight
This website examines the first trans-Atlantic flight flown by John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown, two British fliers. Offers biographies, and additional links about the flight.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Labeling Vehicles in Spanish
Enchanted Learning lets you use the word bank to label the vehicles in Spanish.
National Geographic
National Geographic: Geostories: Public Transportation
Use this interactive GeoStory to explore the major public transportation systems around the world.
OpenStax
Open Stax: On the Move: The Transportation Revolution
By reading this section of a chapter on "Industrial Transformation in the North", students will learn about the development of improved methods of nineteenth-century domestic transportation and identify the ways in which roads, canals,...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Tunnel Through!
Students apply their knowledge about mountains and rocks to transportation engineering, with the task of developing a model mountain tunnel that simulates the principles behind real-life engineering design. Student teams design and...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Traffic Lights
Students learn about traffic lights and their importance in maintaining public safety and order. Using a Parallax Basic Stamp 2 microcontroller, students work in teams on the engineering challenge to build a traffic light with a specific...