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Mapquest

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Tippy Tap Plus Piping

For Teachers 10th - 12th
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...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Stress That You Apply

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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...
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Read Works

Read Works: Good Bye to Xochimilco

For Students 7th
[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.
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CNN

Cnn en Espanol: Week of 1 13 14: Mas Documentos Sobre El Escandalo Del Puente

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Kansas Heritage: Pullman Strike, Chicago, 1894

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed and informative site explains how the Pullman Strike, which began as a peaceful protest about rent in the company town of Pullman, spread across the country and brought railroad traffic to a halt.
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Bienvenue Sur Le Site De La Ratp

For Students 9th - 10th
Information is available on itineraries, maps, and traffic. Click on "voyager" to find out specific information about the rules, accessibility and the different types of transportation cards that can be purchased.
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Ahrefs: Google Search Operators: The Complete List (42 Advanced Operators)

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource explains how to use 42 advanced search techniques with Google. The author directs this at people trying to increase traffic to their websites through Search Engine Optimization (SEO). The skills it teaches would be helpful...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Outer Space, the Silent Frontier: An Experiment on Sound Waves

For Students 3rd - 5th
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.
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Center For Civic Education

Center for Civic Education: Ronald Reagan and Executive Power [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"Ronald Reagan and Executive Power" examines the use of presidential powers by Ronald Reagan, the fortieth president of the United States. It explores Article II of the Constitution, which grants the president executive powers.
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Smart Motorist: Older Drivers

For Students 9th - 10th
Read research findings on age-related driving accidents. This website provides statistics on age-related accidents and information on what is being done to address these problems.
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Smart Motorist: What Causes Car Accidents?

For Students 9th - 10th
There are four factors that "Contribute to the vast majority of collisions." This detailed website discusses these: "Equipment Failure," "Roadway Design," "Poor Roadway Maintenance," and "Driver Behavior."
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Grading Congestion

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students construct a model roadway with congestion and apply their knowledge of level of service (LOS) to assign a grade to the road conditions. The roadway is simply a track outlined with cones or ropes with a few students walking...
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Tramline

Virtual Field Trip: Windows on the World

For Students Pre-K - 1st
At this site you will find interactive activities, maps, photos, and even audio and video clips for studying the cultures of the world.
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Geographypods

Geographypods: Patterns in Environmental Quality and Sustainability

For Students 11th - 12th
This collection of five learning modules looks at issues related to environmental change and sustainability. Topics addressed include changes in the atmosphere, soil, water, and biodiversity, and what can be done to counteract this and...
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Federation of American Scientists

Fas: Drug Lords

For Students 9th - 10th
A statement by Donnie Marshall, Acting Deputy Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration, discussing the involvement of the drug lords in the drug problem of South America.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Air and Space Museum: America by Air:the Jet Age, 1958 Today

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the changes that have occurred in commercial jet travel since 1958, when jet passenger service began in the United States.
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Other

U.s. Department of Transportation

For Students 9th - 10th
The U.S Department of Transportation's motto is, "Safety is our top priority." To find out much more information on the Department of Transportation visit this website!
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Landeshauptstadt Dresden (City of Dresden)

For Students 9th - 10th
Bilingual site with a wealth of information about the city, facts & figures, its history, culture, economy, sights, tourism, sports, etc. Click German flag in the top navigation to access the site in German.
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Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Technology: I Spy on the Road

For Students K - 1st
An I Spy game played while driving somewhere. The book includes audio narration in 17 additional languages with text in English.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Map Collections 1500 2002

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection provides maps dating back to 1500 up to the present. The collection includes: cities, towns, discovery and exploration, conservation and environment, military battles, cultural landscapes, transportation, communication,...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Beep! Beep! Move Over! I Am Going to Be Late!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
During this lesson, students will investigate how to "clear up" the "Traffic Jam." They will be using large manipulatives (their bodies), small manipulatives (carpet squares), and technology (the Java applet) to find the relationship...
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Stanford University

Stanford University: Probability Experiment Applets

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains interactive probability experiments that allow you to practice concepts such as the Birthday Problem and the Traffic problem.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What Is a Vector?

For Students 9th - 10th
Physicists, air traffic controllers, and video game creators all have at least one thing in common: vectors. But what exactly are they, and why do they matter? David Huynh explains how vectors are a prime example of the elegance, beauty,...

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