Land Transportation
by Wei Ting Cheong
1. Discuss different problems that one could encounter during transportation and what we could do if we are met with them
2. Discuss the purpose of the parts of vehicles. Think about importance of each part and what would happen if it was absent (DOW)
3. Look at different vehicle parts and guess which type of vehicle they belong to. Eg, windshield wipers, steering wheels, hand clutch, footrest.
4. -Make a human bar graph about the types of transportation children take to school (NUM, SED)
5. Discuss the importance of vehicles for certain jobs
6. Discuss the differences between occupational vehicles and normal vehicles. e.g., a police car vs a normal car
7. Use recycled materials to make elements of traffic such as vehicles, traffic lights, and road signs. (A&C, SED)
8. Go out and observe the different kinds of vehicles and other infrastructure on the road, for example, traffic lights, overhead bridges and road signs. (DOW)
9. Children will paste cut outs of safety gear onto pictures of motorcyclists and, cyclists and rollerbladers etc. (MSD)
10. Draw a vehicle using at least 3 shapes. (A&C, NUM)
11. Carry out a role play, with roles of different people found on the road, for example, drivers, traffic police, pedestrian. (SED, L&L)
12. -Make a unique vehicle with no limit of features, so long as it meets the basic role of a vehicle, to travel from one place to another (A&C)
13. -Use a T-chart to categories pictures of engine and non-engine operated vehicles (NUM)
14. -Sing to the tune of "the wheels on the bus", with changed lyrics according to the vehicle part (A&C, L&L)
15. Types of vehicles for transportation
15.1. Land
15.1.1. Without Engine
15.1.1.1. Human Powered
15.1.1.1.1. Bicycles
15.1.1.1.2. Crawling
15.1.1.1.3. Walking
15.1.1.1.4. Running
15.1.1.1.5. skate
15.1.1.2. Animal Powered
15.1.1.2.1. Horses
15.1.1.2.2. Elephants
15.1.1.2.3. Donkey
15.1.2. Engine
15.1.2.1. Motorcycle
15.1.2.2. car
15.1.2.3. Van
15.1.2.4. Jeep
15.1.2.5. bus
16. -sing a song about what transportation is and its different uses and benefits. (A&C, L&L)
17. benefits of transportation
17.1. Growth of transportation related industries
17.2. Job opportunities
17.2.1. takes mechanics to build cars
17.2.2. occupational
17.3. Greater mobility
17.3.1. Going overseas
18. Safety
18.1. Rules
18.1.1. On the road
18.1.1.1. Traffic light
18.1.2. License
18.1.2.1. Needed for...
18.1.2.1.1. Car
18.2. Instruments
18.2.1. Helmet
18.2.2. Knee guard
18.2.3. elbow guard
18.2.4. airbag
18.2.5. Seatbelt
18.2.6. Harness
19. Definition
19.1. Transport: take or carry (people or goods) from one place to another by means of a vehicle, aircraft, or ship.
19.2. Transportation: the action of transporting someone or something or the process of being transported.
20. Different Modes of Transportation
20.1. Air
20.2. Land
20.3. Water
21. Infrastructure /What do you see on the road?
21.1. Fuel stations
21.1.1. Gas stations
21.1.2. Petrol Stations
21.2. Parking Lots
21.3. Pavements
21.3.1. Pedestrain Crossings
21.3.2. Cycling Lanes
21.3.3. Bus Priority Routes
21.4. Bus Stops
21.5. Train Stations
21.6. Railroads
22. Occupational Vehicles
22.1. Police Cars
22.1.1. Police
22.2. Traffic Police Motorbikes
22.2.1. Traffic Police
22.3. Ambulance
22.3.1. Medical Officers
22.4. firetruck
22.4.1. Fireman
22.5. Taxi
22.5.1. Taxi Drivers
23. Parts of a vehicle
23.1. Wheels
23.2. Window Wipers
23.3. Mirrors
23.4. Engines
23.5. steering wheels
23.6. Brakes
23.7. Bumpers
24. Problems in transportation
24.1. Traffic Jams
24.2. Accidents
24.2.1. vehicle accidents
24.2.2. Jaywalking