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 Activity 1.1 Driving My Parents Crazy! This reading activity brings to light the amount of time a family spends driving in today's world. Because communities are so spread out, getting children from place to place, shopping and running errands now requires more driving time than ever before. Students learn how land use and urban development are often determined by transportation. Activity 1.2A My Transportation Journal The best way to learn about transportation is by recording one's very own actions. Engage students in a journaling activity where they gather data on their own transportation patterns over a week's time and then translate the data into various charts, graphs and stats with their class. Activity 1.2B Stats and All That! Students translate information collected in their personal transportation journal into data and create a graph of travel data. Activity 1.3 The Great Transportation Debate A true to life, scenario-based activity in which student teams research and create persuasive presentations in order to win the city's budget for trains, buses, light rail, shuttle buses, automobiles and bikes. A mock city council decides what to support.  Activity 2.1 Gosh, It's Hot Out Here! Observations of temperatures near school pavement, grass and foliage show students why things are heating up. Activity 2.2 What's Up With Acid Rain? Growing plants in class demonstrates how acid rain impacts life on earth. Activity 2.3 Future Transportation Design Let minds wander into the future as students create transit for the next century. To receive a FREE copy of On The Go, click here. |
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