TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Transportation and the Environment
Looking at transportation and the environment, students learn that some human-made creations, such as vehicles, can harm the environment. They also learn about alternative fuels and vehicles designed by engineers to minimize pollution....
BBC
Bbc: The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution saw advancement in all areas of life. Take a look at the achievements in transportation such as improved roads, canals, and railways. Also included is a timeline of inventions in this area.
Smithsonian Institution
Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Early Cars: Fact Sheet for Children
Encyclopedia entry presents fun facts about the history of the automobile.
Other
National Transport Library: Urban Transportation Planning
This site provides extensive information regarding the history of U.S. urban transportation planning.
Can Teach
Can Teach: Songs and Poems
This site features an extensive list of poems and songs for every event during the school year. Explore the seasons, colors, holidays, and more.
Library of Congress
Loc: History of Railroads and Maps: Railroad Maps 1828 1900
This history of the American railroad from the Library of Congress also provides an understanding of how maps and mapmaking were so closely related to the growth of our railway system.
Library of Congress
Loc: Travels in America 1750 1920
A collection of narratives by Americans and foreigners telling of their travels in America. Information about the people, the landscapes and the times.
Read Works
Read Works: Getting a Car
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a family decision to purchase a car. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Could the Futuristic Traveling Tube Become a Reality?
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passages shares facts about a futuristic traveling tube called the Hyperloop. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
Read Works
Read Works: Predicting the Future
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a futurist named Garry Golden and his predictions about transportation in the future. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: New Lives for Old Buses
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about an African country that uses old school buses for public transportation. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Transportation Schedules 1
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video and attempt practice problems about reading a transportation schedule.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Transportation Schedules 2
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students watch a video and attempt practice problems about reading transportation schedules.
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.
US Senate
Us Senate Committee Commerce, Science and Transportation
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has jurisdiction over several areas. Come and find out more about this powerful committee by checking out this resource.
Hofstra University
Hofstra University: Transport and Economic Development
This site, geared towards upper-level students, discusses the effects of transportation on the economy and geography. Includes definitions of primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary economic activities.
Central Intelligence Agency
Cia: World Factbook: Iceland
This site provides general information on Iceland about their people, climate, geography and more.
Read Works
Read Works: Steamboats and Railroads
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about transportation changes. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Horses, Carriages, and Wagons
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about transportation in the past. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Other
Allstar Network: Flight
This comprehensive and informative site looks at the history and principles of flight.
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Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Transportation in Texas [Pdf]
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 examine transportation in Texas on the highways, at airports, and at ports.
Other
Texas Bob: The Camel Experiment: June 24 August 15, 1860
Journal entries are written by William H. Echols, Brevet Second Army Lieutenant, which told the story of the Army's Camel Experiment in the Texas desert, where camels were tested to determine if they were a superior method of...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: How Did You Do It? Moving 1401 Into the Museum
In 1961, the Museum acquired its heaviest object ever. See how the Southern Railway locomotive 1401 was moved into the Museum.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: People on the Move
Examine the stories of individuals whose lives were shaped by the journeys they took. This exhibit shows the importance of mobility to American culture. Discover how transportation has helped people immigrate and migrate over the years.