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Transportation Issues: Books and AV Materials

Student Resources

 

Elementary | Elementary/Middle | Middle | Middle/Secondary | Secondary | General
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Elementary School Level

A trip to the airport/un viaje al aeropuerto
U.S. D.O.T. FAA. Student Text. Elementary Level

Buses 
By: Allison Lassieur. Discusses Buses. Elementary School Level

Cars 
By: Dee Ready. Describes Different Types of Cars. Elementary School Level

Iron Horses 
By: Verla Kay. Trains. Elementary School Level

Passenger Cars 
By: Allison Lassieur. How Passenger Trains Work. Elementary School Level

Pedaling Along 
By: Steve Otfinoski. Bikes Then and Now. Elementary School Level

School Buses 
By: Dee Ready. Describes a School Bus's Different Parts. Elementary School level

See and Explore Trains & Railroads 
By: Sydney Wood. Colorful Journey Through the Past 200 Years of Railroads. Elementary School Level

The Magic School Bus Taking Flight
By: Joanna Cole. A Book About Flight, Juvenile literature. Elementary Level/General

Tractor Trailers 
By: Lola Schaefer. Trailer Trucks. Elementary School Level

Transportation: Then and Now
By: Nigel Smith Development of Transportation. Elementary Level

Transportation: Environment Starts Here
By: Angela Royston. Transportation, Pollution, Environment. Elementary Level

Trucks 
By: Dee Ready. Describes Trucks. Elementary School Level

The World of Work 
By: Bruce McGlothlin. Choosing a Career in Transportation. Elementary School Level

On The Road 
By: Steve Otfinoksi. Trucks Then and Now. Elementary School Level

Elementary / Middle School Level

Alice Ramsey's Grand Adventure: cross country auto trek by a woman in1909
By: Don Brown. Juvenile literature. Elementary/Middle School Level

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Middle School Level

A Model Aerospace Curriculum (1993)
By: Dr. Mervin K. Strickler, Jr. Aerospace Education. Student Text. Middle School Level

Airplanes: the stories behind technological marvels
By: Moira Butterfield. Student Text. Middle School Level

Amelia and Eleanor Go For A Ride
By: Pam Munoz Ryan. A flight by two women. Juvenile literature. Middle School

August Martin Activities Book
U.S. D.O.T. FAA Activities Book. Middle School

Facets Transportation Systems Module 3.7
American Chemical SocietyFoundations And Challenges to Encourage Technology-based Science. Student Text. Middle School Level

Safety in the Air
U.S. D.O.T. FAA Safety in the Air. Student Text. Middle School Level

Transportation Then & Now
By: Nigel Smith.Vehicles. Middle School Level

Transportation: The Role of Transportation in our Society
By: Anthony E. Schwaller. Student Text. Middle School Level. (2 copies)

Transportation
By: John Hamilton.  Pictoral History. Middle School Level

TV and Radio Technology
Thode and Thode. TV and Radio Technology. Student Text. Middle School Level, General

She's Been Working on the Railroad
By: Nancy Smiler Levinson. Railroads & Women Railroad Employees. Intermediate Level & General

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Middle / Secondary School Level

How We Made The First Flight: First Flight of Wright brothers
Orville Wright. Pamphlet. Middle/Secondary Level

TAKE Off Kit
FAA/MCET5. video tapes plus Mac disk and windows disk. Flight and possible careers in aviation. Middle/Secondary Level

Transportation Activities
By: Everett Sheets & Alan R. De Old. Student Text. Middle/Secondary Level

Transportation design, Activities Book
Center for Implementing Technology Education. Transportation Activities. Middle/Secondary Level

Transportation Systems I
Center for Implementing Technology Education. Activities Book. Middle/Secondary Level

Transportation Vehicles
Center for Implementing Technology Education Activities Book. Middle/Secondary Level

Women in Aviation
U.S. D.O.T. FAA. Aviation Careers Series. Middle/Secondary Level

Wilbur & Orville Wright Activity Booklet
Civil Air Patrol. Wilbur & Orville Wright, Activities Book. Middle/Secondary Level

Transportation Systems II
Center for Implementing Technology Education. Activities Book. Middle/Secondary Level

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Secondary School Level

Bike Cult 
By: David Perry. Ultimate Guide to Human Powered Vehicles. Secondary School Level

Exploring Transportation 2000
By: Stephen Johnson and Patricia Farrar-Hunter. Transportation 2000, Student Text. Secondary Level

Exploring Transportation 2000
By: Stephen Johnson and Patricia Farrar-Hunter. Student Activity Manual. Secondary Level

Exploring Transportation (1993)
By: Stephen Johnson and Patricia Farrar-Hunter. Transportation. Student Text. Secondary Level

Exploring Transportation (1993)
By: Stephen Johnson and Patricia Farrar-Hunter. Student Activity Manual. Secondary Level

Getting There
Stephen Goddard. Road vs. Rail. Secondary Level

Going Places, Making Choices
National 4-H Council. Transportation & the Environment, Resource Publication. Secondary Level

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General Audiences

A Great and Shining Road: The Epic Story of the Transcontinental Railroad
By: John Hoyt Williams. Transcontinental Railroad. General

A Guide to Aviation Education Resources
U.S. D.O.T. FAA. Aviation education resources. General. (4 copies)

Colonel Albert Pope and His American Dream Machines
By: Stephen B. Goddard. Bicycles and Automotives. General

The Historical Guide to North American Railroads 
Kalmbach Publishing Co. Railroads. General

 

 

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