Description
Throughout the lesson, students will understand the history of transportation and difficulties of travel that have been overcome with new technology. Most students take transportation for granted and rarely think about the history of travel. Starting with the invention of the wheel and going all the way to space travel, students will become familiar with various types of land, seas, and air transportation. The students should find the information interesting and will appreciate the development of transportation throughout history. Several video resources are included with the lesson to improve student engagement and interest.
Sample Classroom Procedure / Teacher Instruction:
- Ask: How do you usually get from place to place? What are other ways people can use to get from place to place?
- Allow for responses and discussion. What are the methods called of getting from place to place? (Transportation)
- Allow for responses and discussion. Introduce the History of Transportation.
- Distribute History of Transportation content pages. Read and review the information with the students. During the lesson, allow students to share their experiences on an airplane, boat, bus, subway, etc. Save the final question for the lesson closing. Use the additional resources to enhance understanding.
- Distribute Activity page. Read and review the instructions. Pair students. Allow students time to discuss the modes of transportation and the advantages and disadvantages of each. Help students get started with some examples: pollutes the air, faster, better scenery, good exercise, etc.
- Once students have completed the activity, students share their responses with the class.
- Distribute Practice page. Check and review the students’ responses.
- Distribute the Homework page. Review the instructions. The next day, check and review the students’ responses. Students share their experience(s) with one or more of the modes of transportation. Ask students if they can list other modes of transportation not listed.
- In closing, ask: If you had to choose one form of transportation to use the rest of your life, which one would it be and why? (Remind students they are not permitted any other forms.)
- Allow for responses and discussion.
Common Core State Standards:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.2, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.1.3, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.2, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.3, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.2, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.3, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.2, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.3
Class Sessions (45 minutes): At least 2 class sessions.
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