Introduction
Ways to Travel
Welcome: Types of Transportation
Description: This web quest will explore the different types of transportation and explore the importance of each in our everyday life.
Age Group: 5 years old
Keywords: Land, Sea, Air
Author: Shornalee Douse
Introduction
Transportation takes us from one place to another place. It is also used to transport goods and services. There are three modes/types of transportation air, land, and water. After viewing this webquest student will be better able to identify and discuss the different ways in which we travel.
Task
Ways to Travel
This web quest will enable students to:
- Tell what is transportation.
- Identify the modes of transportation and list at least four means of each type after watching the video.
- List the modes of transportation that are suitable for particular distances.
- Draw different means of transportation
- State the importance of transportation to our everyday life.
Process
Watch and Learn
Steps
1.Discuss what is transportation.
2.Watch a video about the different types of transportation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPL4B1keV10
3.Identify different types of transportation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXncSqYt-cA
4.Transportations that travels fast/slow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWBUUAQT8a0
5.Purpose of each type of transportation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6_PeO-E_Cs
6. Activity worksheet on transportation
Evaluation
We Did It!
Below is the rubric that lists the criteria to achieve full points.
Rubric
| Excellent | Very Good | Good | Needs Improvement | Score | |
| Knowledge | Shows an excellent understanding of the different types of transport that is used on a daily basis. | Shows a very good understanding of the different types of transport that is used on a daily basis. | Shows a good understanding of the different types of transport that is used on a daily basis. | Shows little amount of understanding of the different types of transport that is used on a daily basis. | /10 |
| Importance | Shows an excellent understanding of what each type of transportation is used for and how it travels fast/slow. | Shows a very good understanding of what each type of transportation is used for and how it travels fast/slow. | Shows a good understanding of what each type of transportation is used for and how it travels fast/slow. | Shows little amount of understanding of what each type of transportation is used for and how it travels fast/slow. | /10 |
| Task | Has done an excellent job on the activity. | Has done a very good job on the activity. | Has done a good job on the activity. | Has done little on the activity. | /10 |
Conclusion
Now that students have viewed this lesson, each student should now reflect on the lesson learnt as well
as the process which they went through in learning the topic.
I hope they have enjoyed watching the videos about the different types of transportation, their importance
and the way in which they travel. Did you know about all of the different types of families?
It is clear that you learned a lot about the different types of transportation. I hope that what you
have learned will you a clearer understanding of what transportation is all about.
Credits
This webquest could not have been completed without assistance from the following persons:
Mrs. Grant my lecturer who instructed us in the Educational Technology course on how to build web quests as well as introduced us to the Zunal Webquest maker.
Resources:
A variety of websites utilized in order to let the information/content. All websites are embedded in the WebQuest.
Teacher Page
Students experience different types of transportation every day. whether by seeing, hearing or traveling.
They often hear about these transportation and how they are important to us on a daily basis. They are
learning that transportation takes us from one place to another place. They are beginning to inquire about
why and how these types of transportation are used. In this lesson, students will have the opportunity to
explore the answers to these questions and other transportation issues. Students will watch several
learning videos base on the topic. students will also do activity sheets base on what they have learned.