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Title:
| Transportation: Mass Transit |
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Description:
| These sites feature information on various forms of mass transportation. Includes images of the different forms of public transit that are used all over the world. |
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Grade Level:
| 3, 4, 5 |
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Resource Links:
| Aerobus
Read about the advantages and disadvantages of the aerobus over other types of mass transit. Click on "Q&A" to find out more.
Transit in History: The Beginnings of Federal Assistance For Urban Mass Transportation
This text is about the presidents who played a part in establishing mass transit here in the U.S.
Buses and Trucks
Choose "Information" and then "Buses and Trucks" to read about buses and how they have come to be a useful mode of transportation for many people.
Kansas City Area Transportation Authority
Information about the public transit system in Kansas City. Visit "Transit Happenings" to find out what is going on.
International Transportation Information
Choose a continent on the left and then pick a country for links about public transit used there.
Magnetic Levitation Train
This Encarta article tells about this new mode of mass transit.
Mass Transit
This encyclopedia article explains mass transit and tells about its history. Click on "rapid transit" to read more about this type of mass transit.
Public Transit
Read this short chapter on public transit. Take the quiz from the "Chapter Five Quiz" link at the bottom.
Mass Transit
This site contains articles about the latest issue in mass transit. Choose and article to find out more.
eThemes Resource: Transportation: Overview
These sites give a brief overview of the history of transportation. Topics covered include women in transportation, transportation clipart, museum information, and more. Links to eThemes Resources on specific modes of transporation are included.
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Education Standards:
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MO Standards:
1.1, 1.2, 2.4, 2.7, 4.6, 3, 8, 2, 6
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