Teachers.netExplore Transportation! 25 Great Projects, Activities, Experiments
Explore Transportation! travels on an adventure through time and around the globe to learn about the history and science of transportation. From camels to jet engines, pigeons to
submarines, young readers will explore the unusual and exciting ways that civilizations old and new have moved people, information, and objects from place to place.
Twenty-five easy-to-follow projects require minimal adult supervision and use primarily common household products and recycled supplies. Kids ages 6–9 will have so much fun with Explore Transportation! they won’t even realize they’re learning about history, science, math, culture, and geography along the way. Projects range from making a homemade compass and fl ying a miniparachute, to deciphering Morse code and locating the
North Star. Exploring the evolution of the simple wheel all the way to the sophisticated and complex spaceship, kids will discover that imagination has the power to create
huge changes in our world. By combining a hands-on element with riddles, jokes, fun facts, and comic cartoons, kids Explore Transportation!, and have a great time discovering all the ways we get around.
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Booklist February 2010 — This overview of transportation, with its easy-to-read print and cheerful, cartoon-style artwork, will have immediate appeal. Once they delve more deeply, readers will find a book that’s broadly well organized….. plenty of hits, and with so much information and ideas to pore through, readers should find something to interest them.
“Nothing has defined our modern existence more effectively than our ability to travel on land, sea, and air, as well as to move into space. Explore Transportation! shows how we have come to this point in our highly mobile society, tracing the history of transportation and offering easy to understand and complete activities that children of all ages will enjoy and learn from.” —Roger D. Launius, Ph.D., Senior Curator, Division of Space History, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution
“A fantastic introduction to the fascinating, ever-changing world of transportation. The combination of hands-on activities and interesting facts make it an ideal active learning tool. My daughters would love it.” —Brian L. Smith, Associate Professor, University Director—Smart Travel Laboratory, University of Virginia
“Explore Transportation! is a delightful and engaging book for elementary school age children, helping them understand how transportation plays a vital part in everyday life for them and millions of people around the world. Filled with facts, pictures, and fun things to do, children will enjoy seeing how transportation has evolved over time and how important it is in moving people and goods from one place to another, whether by horse, bicycle, auto, train, boat, plane, or spaceship.” —Robert S. Foyle, P.E., The Institute for Transportation Research and Education, North Carolina State University
“Combining a sense of humor with valuable educational insights, Explore Transportation! introduces young children to the fascinating world of transportation. From an early age kids are naturally drawn to all modes of moving around. Explore Transportation! brings the topic to life and promises to inspire a new generation of students for my classes in transportation policy and technology.” —Professor Daniel Sperling, Founding Director, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis
“Offers a concise exploration of transportation and how it has affected the human race. The universal idea of travel gives way to new inventions and Kjelle interprets them all. —James Vannurden, Director/Curator, National Museum of Roller Skating
BOOKS
Benson, Joseph: The Traveler's Guide to Pony Express. Helena, Montana: Falcon Press, 1995.
Bingham, Caroline, and Trevor Lord. Big Book of Transportation. New York: Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2006.
Branley, Franklyn M. Think Metric! New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1972.
Brimmer, Larry Dane. Subway: The Story of Tunnels, Tubes, and Tracks. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, 2004.
Carson, Mary Kay. The Wright Brothers for Kids: How They Invented the Airplane. Chicago, IL: Chicago Review Press, 2003.
Casanellas, Antonio. Great Discoveries and Inventions That Improved Transportation. Milwaukee, WI: Gareth Stevens, 1999.
Coiley, John. Eyewitness: Train. New York: DK Publishing, 2000.
Graham, Ian. Amazing Machines: Mighty Cars. Franklin Watts, 2006.
Farndon, John. 1000 Things You Should Know About Buildings and Transportation. Broomhall, PA: Mason Crest Publishers, 2003.
Hamilton, John. Transportation: A Pictorial History of the Past One Thousand Years. Edina, MN: Abdo, 2000.
Herbst, Judith. The History of Transportation (Major Inventions Through History). Minneapolis: Twenty First Century Books, 2006.
Humble, Richard. Submarines and Ships. New York: Viking, 1997.
Klaman, Bobbie and Kate Calder. Travel in the Early Days. New York: Crabtree Publishing, 2001.
Lavery, Brian. Ship: The Epic Story of Maritime Adventure. London: D.K. Publishing
Inc., 2004.
Mattern, JoAnn. Transportation: Yesterday and Today. Farmington Hills, MI, 2004.
Maynard, Christopher. I Wonder Why Planes Have Wings and Other Questions About Transportation. New York: Kingfisher Books, 1993.
McNeese, Tim. Conestogas and Stagecoaches. New York: Crestwood House, 1993.
Old, Wendie C. and Robert Andrew Parker. To Fly. Boston: Clarion Books, 2002.
Richards, John. The Big Book of Transportation. London: Brimax, 2002.
Richards, Jon. Transportation. (How Things Have Changed) North Mankato, MN: Chrysallis Education, 2005.
Santella, Andrew. Air Force One. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook Press, 2003.
Steins, Richard. Transportation Milestones and Breakthroughs. Austin, Texas: Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 1995.
Sutton, Richard. Eyewitness: Car. New York: DK Publishing, 2005.
Will, Sandra. Transportation Inventions:From Subways to Submarines. New York: Bearport Publishing Company, Inc. 2006.
Williams, Brian. Transportation Technology. North Mankato, MN, 2008.
Wilson, Anthony. Visual Timeline of Transportation. New York: DK Publishing, 1995.
Woods, Michael, and Mary B.Woods. Ancient Transportation. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Company, 2000.
Websites
Advanced Transportation Technology Institute
http://www.atti-infoorg/
Boeing Air Force One Website
www.boeing.com/defense-space/military.af1/
Canoe History
http://www.waterspirits.com/history.html
Bicycle History
http://www.pedalinghistory.com/PHhistory.html
Famous Inventors Website
http://inventors.about.com/od/famousinventions/Famous_Invention_From_A_t...
History of railroads and maps
http://www.memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/rrhtml/rrintro.html#US
How Stuff Works: Transportation Channel
www.howstuffworks.com/transportation-chanel.htm
The Moon Landing
http://www.kidport.com/REFLIB/Science/MoonLanding/MoonLanding.htm
NASA International Space Station Website
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html
National Air and Space Museum
www.nasm.si.edu
National Railroad Museum
http://www.nationalrrmuseum.org
National Railroad Historical Society
www.nrhs.com
New York Metropolitan Transit Authority
www.mta.nyc.y.us
Roller Skate Museum
http://www.rollerskatingmuseum.com
Transportation Timeline
http://inventors.about.com
U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission
http://www.centennialoflight.gov
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) Statistics
www.bts.gov
Bryan Stone has worked on a variety of professional comics and illustration projects, including drawings for Dartmouth College’s Hopkins Center and a monthly, three page, comic called Onion Head for Bash Magazine. Bryan also self-publishes his comic book, Frogherder. Bryan moved from Alabama to New England so that he could attend The Center for Cartoon Studies. Bryan and his wife, Amanda Ann, live in White River Junction, Vermont. For more information visit his website, www.bryan-stone.com
You may not need to carry it on your head, but this papier-mâché basket is a nice way to keep or carry your belongings.
