MEANS OF

TRANSPORTATIONDAILY CLASS (6º)

Teacher LESBIA L. LEZCANO M.

March, 2015

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READING: The Evolution of TransportationDr. John Demartini

During the stone age of antiquity, we walked and ran upon the solid earth

and swam and floated in dugout canoes upon the liquid rivers or seas. By

3500 BC, we began using wheeled carts and river boats. By 3100 BC, we

tamed horses to assist our way. By 2000 BC, we built chariots. By 600 BC,

we built wagons. By 332 BC, we built submersibles. By 312 BC, we built

miles of paved roads. By 236 BC, we constructed our first elevators. By

214 BC, we built canals. By 200 BC, we constructed manned kites to fly.

During the middle ages in the 800s, we paved streets with tar.

During the 13th century, by the late 1200s, we invented sky-flying rockets.

During the 15th century, by the later 1400s, we built advanced sailing ships

to cross entire oceans.

During the 16th century, we began using horse-powered rails of wood and

stone.

During the 17th century, by 1620, we launched the first oar-propelled

submarine. By 1662, we invented the horse-drawn bus. By 1672, we built

the first steam-powered car.

READING: The Evolution of Transportation

During the 18th century, by 1740, we invented the foot-and-hand-powered

carriage. By 1769, we experimented with the steam-driven artillery tractor.

By 1760, we used iron rails. By 1776, we propelled submarines by screws.

By 1783, we launched the first hot air and hydrogen balloons. By 1784, we

built a steam carriage.

During the 19th century, by 1801, we ran steam road locomotives. By 1803,

we ran commercial steam carriages and steamboats. By 1804, we built

steam-powered railway locomotives and amphibious vehicles. By 1807, we

used hydrogen-powered internal combustion engines in boats and road

vehicles. By 1816, we invented bicycles. By 1820, we used steam

locomotives on rails. By 1821, we used steam-powered monorails. By

1825, we began using steam-powered passenger carriages. By 1838, we

built the first transatlantic steamship. By 1852, we invented the elevator. By

1853, we built aircraft gliders. By 1862, we made gasoline engine

automobiles. By 1867, we began using motorcycles. By 1880, we built

electric elevators. By 1896, we built electric escalators. By 1897, we had

the steam turbine and electric bicycle.

READING: The Evolution of TransportationDuring the 20th century, by 1900, we built airships. By 1903, we flew

motor-driven airplanes and sailed in diesel engine canal boats. By 1908,

we drove gas engine automobiles. By 1911, we launched diesel engine

driven ships. By 1912, we launched liquid-fueled rockets. By 1935, we built

DC-3 transport aircrafts. By 1939, we built jet engine-powered aircrafts. By

1942, we launched V2 rockets. By 1947, we had supersonic manned

flights. By 1955, we had nuclear-powered submarines. By 1957, we

launched a man made satellite into orbit — Sputnik 1, built container ships

and flew commercial Boeing 707s. By 1961, we launched the first manned

space mission orbiting the Earth. By 1969, we flew Boeing 747 wide body

airliners and made the first manned moon landing — Apollo 11. By 1971,

we launched the first space station. By 1976, we flew the supersonic

concord passenger jet. By 1981, we flew the Space Shuttle. By 1994, the

channel tunnel opened.

During the 21st century, by 2001, we launched the first self-balancing

personal transport. By 2004, we operated commercial high-speed Maglev

trains and launched the first suborbital space flight — SpaceShipOne. By

2012, we have now probed and viewed beyond the edge of our solar

system with Voyager 1 spacecraft.

READING: The Evolution of Transportation

It is our nature to explore, encompass and conquer the world and the many

potential worlds we now appear to know. Our anthropology demonstrates

this ever-expanding quest for awareness and influence. The history of our

evolving transportation and the mystery of its future will be in our hands,

hearts and minds.

HOMEWORK

• Elaborate a poster with the timeline about the evolution of

the means of transportation and bring next class.

• Present this poster in front of the class, the next class.

Making A Poster : Evolution of Means of Transportation

Teacher Name: Lesbia Lezcano

Student Name: ________________________________________

Date: ________________________________________

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1

Graphics – Originality: Several of the graphics used on

the poster reflect a exceptional degree of student

creativity in their creation and/or display.

Graphics – Relevance: All graphics are related to the

topic and make it easier to understand. All borrowed

graphics have a source citation.

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Knowledge Gained: Student can accurately answer all

questions related to facts in the poster and processes

used to create the poster.

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Content – Accuracy: At least 7 accurate facts are

displayed on the poster.

Grammar: There are no grammatical mistakes on the

poster.

Total

1 could improve 2 acceptable 3 very good 4 excellent

Making A Poster : Evolution of Means of Transportation