Introduction
Welcome to the Special Transport Webquest!
You will be given the name of a special type of transport.
You will be given time to research your transport.
You will be required to give a 2-3 minute talk to the class to explain your special transport in the following lesson.
See the task page next for further details.
Task
In your research, you need to find out the following:
- What kind of transport it is (type, size, power, number of people it carries)
- When it was / is used
- Where it was/is used
- Who invented or used it
- Why it is special or famous
The choices of transport are below. Choose one and tell the teacher your number. Each student must research a different transport.
1 Apollo 11
2 The Ghan
3 Titanic
4 The Spirit of Freedom
5 Trans Siberian
6 Kitty Hawk
7 Beyoglu
8 Sugarloaf Mountain Gondola
9 Felucca
10 The Spirit of Tasmania
11 Indian-Pacific
12 The bamboo train
13 Zorb, New Zealand
14 Dog Sleds
15 Totora Boat, Peru
16 Newcastle Light Rail
17 Jeepney, Philippines
18 Gondola, Venice
Process
1. Research websites to find information about your special transport.
2. Take notes as you research.
3. Create a simple powerpoint with ONE slide to explain each piece of information - a total of 5 slides.
- a maximum of 10 words per slide! -
4. Present your powerpoint to the class and explain your transport!