How we Organise Ourselves
Transportation
How we organise ourselves - Collected resources for K1
Transportation serves the needs of communities
- Features of transportation systems.
- Reasons for using different types of transport.
- How transport connects communities.
We ask.....
What is transportation?
How does transportation work?
What are the different features of transportation?
Why do we use different types of transportation?
How does transport connect communities?
Favorite Webpages:
Types of transport:
http://www.pbase.com/jolka/transportation
- Simple Transportation History: http://bit.ly/qzmEwe
- Future Transportation Video: http://kidstube.com/video/64874/A-peek-at-future-transportation
- Transportation History with pictures: http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bl_history_of_transportation.htm
- Transport Timeline: http://www.localhistories.org/transporttime.html
- Gondola - provocation through Wonderopolis: http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-is-a-gondola/
- Fastest Train: http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-is-the-fastest-train/
- Space Travel: http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/how-will-future-astronauts-travel-to-outer-space/
- Treasure Story: http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-stories-treasure-map-popup.htm
- Fantastic Fit of Map Reading from National Geographic: http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/multimedia/interactive/maps-tools-adventure-island/kd/?ar_a=3
- Map activites for teachers to print: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/mapreading/
- MTR Map: http://www.explorehk.com/en/
- MTR Pedia- list of all routes: http://www.explorehk.com/en/pedia/
- Hong Kong Bus Routes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bus_routes_in_Hong_Kong
- Hong Kong Transportation Map: http://www.chinatouristmaps.com/travel/hong-kong/transportation-maps.html
- Hong Kong Attractions Map: http://www.chinatouristmaps.com/attractions/attraction.html
- Hong Kong Buses/Minibuses: http://hong-kong-travel.org/Buses-Mini-Buses/
- Wonderopolis: How is a map made: http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/how-are-maps-made/
20. Traffic signs and symbols:
Extended Learning:
History of Transportation
Videos to watch at home:
We All Go Traveling By (US)
ESL: Means of Transport