Transportation Transportation TimelineTimeline

Then and NowThen and Nowby Nicole Wagner by Nicole Wagner

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Joette FletcherJoette Fletcher

Standards of LearningStandards of Learning

I am learning to tell how people, I am learning to tell how people, places, and things change over time.places, and things change over time.

I am learning to compare my life to I am learning to compare my life to life in other places and other times.life in other places and other times.

A A timelinetimeline is an actual picture of events that is an actual picture of events that happened in history.happened in history.

A A timelinetimeline is organized according to the date is organized according to the date when an event happened. when an event happened.

A A timelinetimeline usually begins with the earliest usually begins with the earliest date.date.

A A timelinetimeline can be vertical or horizontal. can be vertical or horizontal.

What is a What is a timelinetimeline??

Exploring a TimelineExploring a Timeline

In today’s lesson, we are going to look at a In today’s lesson, we are going to look at a timeline that shows how transportation timeline that shows how transportation has changed from long ago to what we has changed from long ago to what we know today. know today.

What do you notice about these pictures?What do you notice about these pictures?

Pay attention to each picture and what is Pay attention to each picture and what is special about that form of transportation.special about that form of transportation.

1784: 1784: an early balloon of Jean-Pierre an early balloon of Jean-Pierre

BlanchardBlanchard

1903:1903:machine on the launching track at machine on the launching track at Big Kill Devil Hill – Wright BrothersBig Kill Devil Hill – Wright Brothers

1906: 1906: cable car in Tacoma, Washingtoncable car in Tacoma, Washington

1911: 1911: Houdini in an early automobileHoudini in an early automobile

1929: 1929: largest passenger plane to largest passenger plane to

date takes off from date takes off from PennsylvaniaPennsylvania

1931: 1931: zeppelin over Jerusalemzeppelin over Jerusalem

1939: 1939: a new model cara new model car

1942: 1942: P-51 “Mustang” fighter P-51 “Mustang” fighter

planeplane

1961: 1961: first unmanned space flight launchfirst unmanned space flight launch

1981:1981:first Space Shuttle mission launchfirst Space Shuttle mission launch

2006:2006:Honda ElementHonda Element

ActivityActivity

Now we are going to see what this Now we are going to see what this timelinetimeline would look like if it were would look like if it were spread out on our white board!spread out on our white board!

On the board, you will see a string that On the board, you will see a string that represents the represents the timelinetimeline. We are . We are going to place the pictures on the going to place the pictures on the timelinetimeline in the proper order. in the proper order.

Photo ReferencesPhoto References

http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/lores/S61-01927.jpg

http://history.msfc.nasa.gov/rocketry/images/52.gif

http://www.carbodydesign.com/archive/2006/04/20-honda-element-sc-prototype/2006-Honda-Element-lg.jpg