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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Bicycles
A very extensive site from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that deals with all aspects of bicycle safety. Click on the menu under Useful Information to find activities and materials for kids, information for parents,...
Science Museum, London
Science Museum Online Stuff: Garrett Morgan
An excellent article about inventor Garrett Morgan including information about his two life-saving inventions: the Safety Hood, an early gas mask, and the traffic light.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: First Grade Science: Signals Light and Sound
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores how light and sound are used by people for communication.
Read Works
Read Works: Traffic Signs or Signals
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will read a short excerpt about street signs and answer the corresponding questions.
PBS
Pbs Who Made America? Garrett Augustus Morgan
The African American inventor of a life-saving device, mechanical traffic signals, and more had to fight for recognition.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Lesson Plan: Environmental Print
This lesson introduces students to the concept of reading through common items from the community. Through examining these items (environmental print), students will practice their reading skills and begin to see themselves as competent...
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The Highway Safety Group
This site is devoted to the Highway Safety Act of 1966 and related safe highway practices. At the core, it is a movement to "save" the assault on highway safety.
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The Rad Rider Web Site: Homepage
Use this site to meet the comic book superhero, Rad Rider. Read and listen to his comic book adventure to learn important bike safety tips. Then take the online quiz to see if you're ready to bike with Rad.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Inventor of the Week: Garrett A. Morgan
This site from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology provides information on Garrett A. Morgan (1877-1963 CE), who is credited with inventing the gas mask, and, in turn, saving firefighters from suffocating while putting out fires...
Curated OER
The Engines of Our Ingenuity: Garrett Morgan
This site presents a radio program (with accompanying text) focusing on Garrett Morgan, inventor of the traffic signal, gas mask, and an innovative hair straightener.
Curated OER
The Engines of Our Ingenuity: Garrett Morgan
This site presents a radio program (with accompanying text) focusing on Garrett Morgan, inventor of the traffic signal, gas mask, and an innovative hair straightener.
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Smart Motorist: What Causes Car Accidents?
There are four factors that "Contribute to the vast majority of collisions." This detailed website discusses these: "Equipment Failure," "Roadway Design," "Poor Roadway Maintenance," and "Driver Behavior."
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Smart Motorist: Driving on Expressways
This Smart Motorist website begins by defining "Freeway," and then includes sections on planning a trip on expressways, merging onto the freeway, and reacting in case of emergency. Includes illustrated examples of freeway interchanges...