transportation

Follows the development of roads in the United States--and the new forms of transportation that used them--from the National Highway of 1805 through railroads and paved roads for bicycles and automobiles to the interstate system.

Uses a series of graphic organizers to describe America's Industrial Revolution, and examines the inventions that led to industrial growth such as the steam-powered spinning mill and the cotton gin, the Erie Canal and Transcontinental Railroad, innovations in communications, and more.

Investigates different modes of transportation used around the world, including elephants, motorcycles, trucks, and subway trains, and concludes with a look at the future of ground transportation.

Briefly discusses the difficulties of moving hazardous cargoes and large objects, focusing on nuclear materials and the temples at Abu Simbel.

Explains how industrialization prompted the need for long-distance transportation in nineteenth-century America, and looks at the development of the steam locomotive, cross-country railroads, and the steamship.

Explores how methods of transportation and the need to conquer new territory led to the spread of ideas and to the growth of civilizations throughout history, compares the fighting tactics and methods of transportation of different cultures, and includes step-by-step projects for making models and costumes inspired by the transportation, armor, and skills of the past.

Discusses means of transportation being developed for the future, examining such topics as road traffic, ecological and safety concerns, and air and space travel.