Introduction to Transportation
Essential Outcomes # 1: Identify the ways transportation systems extend the ability of people to move themselves and their cargo over land, sea, air, and space.Standards:
HS.1 Define how technology helps improve, manage, and control the natural and human-made environments.
HS.2 Describe technology as a system with inputs, processes, outputs, impacts, and feedback.
HS.3 Understand the integrated relationship of technology with other academic fields, particularly language arts, math, science, and social studies.
HS.16 Select the appropriate devices and systems to meet personal societal needs.
HS.19 Determine the impact of technological actions on individuals, society, and the environment.
Learning Goals
A. Understand and explain how transportation systems move people and cargo.
B. Identify the five (5) major types of transportation and discuss their applications.
C. Explore careers related to each of the five (5) types of transportation.
Vocabulary
LogisticsFreight
IntegratedAir transportation
Land transportationSea transportation
Space transportationTransportation system process
Transportation system output
Introduction to Transportation
Essential Outcomes # 2: Discuss how transportation impacts society, the individual, and the environment.Standards:
HS.1 Define how technology helps improve, manage, and control the natural and human-made environments.
HS.7 Develop and refine alternate solutions that address technological needs and opportunities.
HS.8 Evaluate and select appropriate solutions that address technological needs and opportunities.
HS.16 Select the appropriate devices and systems to meet personal and societal needs.
Learning Goals
A. Identify different countries modes for the same transportation system.
B. Review Federal Environmental legislation related to transportation.
C. Research emerging pollution control techniques in relationship to transportation.
Vocabulary
Air pollutionAlternative fuel
Bio fuelClean Air Act (CCA)
Emission controlFish kill
Lead poisoningNoise pollution
Petro-chemicalRun-off
Introduction to Transportation
Essential Outcomes # 3: Identify the energy resources used by various transportation systems.Standards:
HS.1 Define how technology helps improve, manage, and control the natural and human-made environments.
HS.2 Describe technology as a system with inputs, processes, outputs, impacts, and feedback.
HS.7 Develop and refine alternate solutions that address technological needs and opportunities.
HS.8 Evaluate and select appropriate solutions that address technological needs and opportunities.
HS.11 Select the appropriate resources needed to produce and operate communication, construction, manufacturing, transportation, and other technological systems and artifacts.
Learning Goals
A. Explore energy sources used by each transportation mode.
B. Build a mechanism demonstrating propulsion.
Vocabulary
CatapultMechanical force
TrebuchetRenewable resources
EngineNon-renewable resources
Physics
Introduction to Transportation
Essential Outcomes # 4: Analyze and select the best mode of transportation for a specific type of transportation problem.Standards:
HS.3 Understand the integrated relationship of technology with other academic fields, particularly language arts, math, science, and social studies.
HS.5 Work cooperatively and productively in groups to design and use technology to solve technological problems.
HS.7 Develop and refine alternate solutions that address technological needs and opportunities.
HS.8 Evaluate and select appropriate solutions that address technological needs and opportunities.
Learning Goals
A. Identify a real life transportation issue or problem.
B. Analyze factors impacting solutions to a transportation problem.
C. Compare contrast findings to create the best solution option.
Vocabulary
Collaborative work
Cooperative work
Compare and contrast
Factors
Introduction to Transportation
Essential Outcomes # 5: Design a system which solves a transportation problem.Standards:
HS.3 Understand the integrated relationship of technology with other academic fields, particularly language arts, math, science, and social studies.
HS.5 Work cooperatively and productively in groups to design and use technology to solve technological problems.
HS.8 Evaluate and select appropriate solutions that address technological needs and opportunities.
HS.9 Apply engineering principles when planning, developing, implementing, and analyzing technological solutions.
HS.10 Specify solutions to stated needs and opportunities using appropriate technical means.
Learning Goals
A. Create a model of a transportation system (land, sea, air, or space) which solves a problem.
Vocabulary
AerodynamicsBulk Cargo
CanalContact patch
Decision-making processDelta wing
DragElevon
FerryGimbal
Inland waterwayIon propulsion
Hypersonic speedPropellant
Rocket fuelSea lane
Solar propulsionThrust
Torque converterTrajectory
Introduction to Transportation
Essential Outcomes # 6: Prepare sketches of a system to transport material from one location to another.Standards:
HS.3 Understand the integrated relationship of technology with other academic fields, particularly language arts, math, science, and social studies.
HS.6 Identify societal personal needs and opportunities that can be addressed through technology.
HS.9 Apply engineering principles when planning, developing, implementing, and analyzing technological solutions.
Learning Goals
A. Design and sketch a method of transportation to move a certain product from point A to B.
B. Diagram the correct sequence of movements within a transportation system.
Vocabulary
Fixed pathwayNon-fixed pathway
Flight pathPipeline
High speed trainScale drawing
Interstate systemStationary pathway
Introduction to Transportation
Essential Outcomes # 7: Build and test a model of a given vehicle or transportation system.Standards:
HS.3 Understand the integrated relationship of technology with other academic fields, particularly language arts, math, science, and social studies.
HS.5 Work cooperatively and productively in groups to design and use technology to solve technological problems.
HS.8 Evaluate and select appropriate solutions that address technological needs and opportunities.
HS.9 Apply engineering principles when planning, developing, implementing, and analyzing technological solutions.
HS.11 Select the appropriate resources needed to produce and operate communication, construction, manufacturing, transportation, and other technological systems and artifacts.
Learning Goals
A. Demonstrate how fuel or energy is converted into movement.
B. Justify a propulsion systems choice for a vehicle.
Vocabulary
AcceleratorBar graph
CO2Data
HypothesisEnergy
MotorOutlier
Propulsion systemScientific method
SkewTo scale
Variable
Introduction to Transportation
Essential Outcomes # 8: Read a service manual to determine the servicing needs of a specific vehicle and explore where those skills may be learned.Standards:
HS.17 Recognize the need for servicing and repairing technological devices and systems.
HS.18 Properly dispose or recondition worn out and obsolete technological devices.
HS.19 Determine the impact of technological actions on individuals, society, and the environment.
Learning Goals
A. Examine different land transportation vehicle manuals to determine service needs and create a list of skills needed to service the vehicle.
B. Understand and value service recommendation and preventative maintenance.
C. Research tech schools or colleges where service skills are learned.
Vocabulary
BudgetRecall
CertificationService bulletin
CollegeTech school
DepreciationWarranty
Preventative maintenance
Introduction to Transportation
Essential Outcomes # 9: Apply reading, basic math, and thinking skills to problems surrounding transportation issues.Standards:
HS.3 Understand the integrated relationship of technology with other academic fields, particularly language arts, math, science, and social studies.
HS.7 Develop and refine alternate solutions that address technological needs and opportunities.
Learning Goals
A. Throughout the course, students will practice reading, basic math, and critical thinking skills.
Vocabulary
Applied mathematics
Critical thinking
Logic
Technical reading
Introduction to Transportation
Essential Outcomes # 10: Explore career options related to transportation and logistics.Standards:
HS.15 Describe the relationships among entrepreneurship, business enterprises, and technology.
Learning Goals
A. Throughout the course, students will explore careers related to the transportation industry.
Vocabulary
Administrative assistantGeologist
Air traffic controllerLocomotive engineers
Airplane pilotMechanic
ArchitectMerchant Marine
AstronautMetal fabricator
Astronautical engineerMeteorologist
DispatchersPipelayer, pipefitter, and steamfitter
DistributorSafety professionals
Electrical engineerTruck drivers
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