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Activity
BusinessSpanish.com

At the Airport: En El Aeropuerto

For Students 9th - 10th
This web page is a bilingual site that provides many of the terms that would be used in an airport. The Spanish words are underlined and when selected, the audio of the Spanish word is played so you can practice on pronunciation.
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Handout
TexasHistory.com

Texas history.com: Stagecoaching in the Guadalupe Mountains

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the stagecoach trip through Texas by the Butterfield Overland Mail, a trip that took three weeks from Missouri to California.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Transportation

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses the categories of transportation - land, air, and water - and has students identify appropriate ways to transport goods.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Australia Revealed Transportation

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using video and Activote assessment questions, students will learn basic facts about the transportation of Australia. This is part of a series of eight flipcharts.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Graph Way to School

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using the highlighter tool, students complete the chart indicating their means of transportation.
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Website
Other

Popular Mechanics: Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
Popular Mechanics covers the latest in technology. Topics include computers, the Internet, audio, television, and more.
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Handout
Other

Helis.com: The First Mission

For Students 9th - 10th
This helicopter history page provides the fascinating story of Commander Frank Erickson and the world's first helicopter school.
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Website
Other

Map of New York Canals

For Students 9th - 10th
Site has great map of the entire canal system of New York. Student can click on regions they "would like to see in greater detail."
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Website
Other

Map of New York Canals

For Students 9th - 10th
Site has great map of the entire canal system of New York. Student can click on regions they "would like to see in greater detail."
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Activity
BusinessSpanish.com

Business Spanish: Requests and Questions

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a list of questions that can be utilized in very common situations when traveling and checking into hotels. Click on the underlined Spanish words to hear how they're pronounced.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Where's Everyone Going?

For Students 9th - 10th
A great resource from the National Museum of American History that shows various modes and uses of transportation in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Horse

For Students 1st - 8th
Kids learn about the horse including terminology, colors, food, wild horses and more.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Railroads in the 1800s

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn details of the fascinating history of the early American railroads in the 1800s including their invention, their expansion, significance, and their impact on the transportation system of America.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Santa Fe Trail

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides 20 interesting facts and important information about the 900-mile route from Independence, Missouri, to Santa Fe, New Mexico from 1821 until 1880.
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Unit Plan
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: America on the Move [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover how transportation has helped people immigrate and migrate over the years.
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Website
Environduck

Enviroduck: Green Transportation Alternative Fuels for Cars and Vehicles

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how alternative fuels such as ethanol can help make cars and vehicles greener for the environment.
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Graphic
California Digital Library

Calishpere: Bridges

For Students 9th - 10th
A broad selection of images featuring bridges can be found on this site by Calisphere. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs and image information.
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: An Era of Innovation

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students research and learn about the history of transportation. Groups design and present a decade in transportation exhibits to share with the class.
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: An Era of Innovation

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students research and learn about the history of transportation. Groups design and present a decade in transportation exhibits to share with the class.
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Handout
Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Invention of Airplane

For Students K - 1st
Learn about the early efforts to fly, the Wright brothers first successful flight in 1903, and the modern airplane.
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Handout
Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Car

For Students K - 1st
Illustrated discussion of the first car in 1769, the first practical car by designer Karl Benz in 1885, and the invention of combustion engines.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Merriam Webster: Visual Dictionary Online: Caravel

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustration of a caravel, a sailing ship.