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ISTEP + Grade 6 Item Sampler
In this cross-curricular sampler of worksheets, students determine the meaning of specialized vocabulary and to understand the precise meaning of grade-level-appropriate words, describe and connect the essential ideas, arguments, and...
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Transportation Fuels: The Future is Today
Assign each group of 3-4 upper elementary engineers to a different type of transportation fuel. A background information page is provided to get them started with researching their assigned fuel. Each group then produces an exhibit...
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Driving Through History
Students create and perform a skit. In this automobile history lesson, students work in groups to research the development of the automobile during different periods of history. Students create a timeline and perform a skit...
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Henry Ford: A Cultural Icon
Students conduct research online for information about Henry Ford and his assembly line, examine economic, technological, and social changes that resulted from Ford's innovation, and use notes and resources to write five paragraph essays...
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Activity Five: The Horseless Carriage
Students identify features that make an automobile practical for a cross-country trip and then design a 1903 era auto using lessons learned from Horatio's journey.
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Getting from Place to Place
Students examine modes of transportation. In this transportation lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture on modes of transportation over the past 300 years. Students respond to questions about...
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Muscle Cars
In this technology worksheet, students find the words related to the types of cars and models in the word search. The answers are found by clicking the buttons at the bottom of the page.
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The Automobile
In this technology instructional activity, students find the terms in the word search related to the parts of an automobile. The words can also be connected to form the complete concept of a car.
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Henry Ford
Third graders study Henry Ford and his invention of the assembly line. They write about the differences between cars of the past and the cars they see in their community today. They take a fieldtrip to the Henry Ford Mansion.
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Cars
In this technology activity, students find the words that are used to describe brands of cars. The answers are found by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.
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Ignition Systems
In this technology worksheet, students find the words in the puzzle and then this could be extended to finding the definitions in relation to ignition systems.
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N Cpedia: Transportation Improvements in the 1920s
When World War I ended in 1918 and the troops came home, folks felt optimistic about the future and eager to get on with their lives. This optimism led to an extraordinary decade that brought major changes in the way citizens traveled by...