Land
Transportation
From
the earliest of times people wanted to be on the go
But
getting around was not easy---it was very, very slow.
The
first forms of transportation were on foot or by horse
It
often took many days to complete a designated course.
Then
the wheel was invented--this object was round
It
allowed people to travel much faster over ground.
Most
vehicles have 4 wheels--two in the front and two in the back
Bump,
bump, bumping along an extremely rugged track.
The
track was changed into a much wider and smoother road
Letting
settlers travel more comfortably while carrying a heavy load.
It
was usually inconvenient and unpleasant to travel so far
Until
Henry Ford invented the motorized car.
Since
that time, land travel has moved rather fast
Leaving
wagons, carriages and stagecoaches a thing of the past.
The
latest and best way to travel is still to come
We'll
have to see what happens in the new millennium.
The
children also worked on two projects connected with land transportation.
Each child made a wheeled vehicle and a spoked wheels.
As part
of first grade museum day each child created a slide show with some facts
about a form of transportation. Here are some examples.
This
project designed and implemented by the first grade teachers,
Jean
Vernon,
Savita
Joshi,
Sally
Wolf, and Charlotte
Dean of Germantown
Academy with technical assistance furnished by
Carol Siwinski,
Currcicular
Technology Specialist.
