University of Houston
University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 1624: Garrett Morgan
Article focusing on Garrett Morgan, inventor of the traffic signal, gas mask, and an innovative hair straightener. This is a transcript of an accompanying radio broadcast.
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Federal Highway Administration: Garrett A. Morgan Program
This site from the Federal Highway Administration provides a detailed biography of Garret A. Morgan (1877-1963 CE), as well as focusing on two of his most important inventions: the three-position traffic signal and the safety hood....
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: Introduction to Transportation Engineering
A collection of video lectures from a course introducing students to the importance of highway transportation. Webpage includes forty-one lectures from a professor at the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning. Lectures vary...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Up to Speed
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson builds upon the familiar d=rt formula for distance to include elements of acceleration as well. The lesson is framed in the context of traffic flow theory, but makes some very...
PBS
Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Garrett Augustus Morgan
The African American inventor of a life-saving device, mechanical traffic signals, and more had to fight for recognition.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Eyjafjallajokull Volcano Facts
Pronouncing the name of this Icelandic volcano is definitely not easy! It became famous in 2010 when it erupted and spread volcanic ash over the whole of Europe, grounding air traffic. Learn some facts about this volcano, the events of...
CNN
Cnn: The Reagan Years: Inside the White House
Part of a cnn.com in-depth special "The Reagan Years", this site provides you with brief explanations of the US in 1980, the 1980 presidential election and assorted topics of Reagan's presidency including the assassination attempt, the...
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Her Emobility: Smart Transportation: Smart Transport Systems: An Intro
In large cities, transport is becoming a growing challenge, both for commuters and for city officials who want to improve efficiency, reduce pollution, and reduce frustration for drivers and commuters. Smart transport systems use new...
A&E Television
History.com: How Interstate Highways Gutted Communities and Reinforced Segregation
America's interstate highway system cut through the heart of dozens of urban neighborhoods. Congress approved the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, authorizing what was then the largest public works program in U.S. history. It promised to...
Read Works
Read Works: Making Streets Safer
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about traffic lights and how they make streets safer. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Lesson Plan: Environmental Print
This lesson introduces students to the concept of reading through common items from the community. Through examining these items (environmental print), students will practice their reading skills and begin to see themselves as competent...
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: Transportation Engineering Ii
A collection of video lectures from a follow up to a course about transportation engineering. Webpage includes forty lectures from a professor at the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning . Lectures vary in length and cover...
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Environmental Atlas Berlin/traffic Hydrocarbons
Graphics and text in English for airborne hydrocarbons.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Traffic Jams in the Circulatory System!
Students will discover how atherosclerosis can cause plaque build up in the inner walls of arteries leading to hardening of the arteries which leads to cardiac disease. Students will research atherosclerosis using the Internet and...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Detroit News Newsreels
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Outer Space, the Silent Frontier: An Experiment on Sound Waves
In outer space there is utter silence. There are no sounds of traffic jams or thunderstorms or crashing waves. No buzzing bees or babies crying. Just silence. In this experiment, you will discover why empty space is void of sound.
Alberta Online Encyclopedia
Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Alberta Inventors and Inventions: Bernie Stene and Lional Desmarais
Learn about Bernie Stene and Lional Desmarais's "Rail Mount Plowing System", a method to lay thousands of kilometres of the cable without disrupting railway traffic.
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Smart Motorist: Air Bag Safety Facts
Facts at this website are taken from the following organizations: Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, National Safety Council, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Find detailed...
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Video of the Week: Futuristic Elevated Bus Begins Test Runs in China
Check out this prototype of a bus that rolls over regular road traffic. Comprehension questions and vocabulary terms are included with a video. [1:02]
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Mapquest
Find website allows you to get step-by-step walking or driving directions to your destination and to avoid traffic with optimized routes. It will also give you information about hotels, food, gas, shopping, etc. along the route or nearby.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Tippy Tap Plus Piping
The Tippy Tap hand-washing station is an inexpensive and effective device used extensively in the developing world. One shortcoming of the homemade device is that it must be manually refilled with water and therefore is of limited use in...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: The Stress That You Apply
Students learn about contact stress and its applications in engineering. They are introduced to the concept of heavy loads, such as buildings, elephants, people and traffic, and learn how those heavy loads apply contact stress. Through...
Read Works
Read Works: Good Bye to Xochimilco
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a fictional passage about growing up near the canals of Xochimilco and spending weekends watching the bumper car-like traffic jams on the canals. It is followed by a comprehension question set.
CNN
Cnn en Espanol: Week of 1 13 14: Mas Documentos Sobre El Escandalo Del Puente
In Spanish. Article reports on the scandal involving New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and the allegations of political motivations in the closure of lanes on the George Washington bridge that resulted in major traffic problems.
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