Activities & Lessons: Transportation
| Activity | Topic | Grade Level |
Source | Time | Special Materials |
| Carve That Mountain: Build roads through a varied landscape | Transportation | 3-4, 5-6 | Teach Engineering | 2 50-min. sessions | For group: 25 lbs. clay (buy online) or make the equivalent amount of paper mache with newspapers |
| Thrill Ride Design: a crazy roller coaster ride for a marble—but make sure it doesn’t fly off the track! | Transportation | 3-4, 5-6 | FETCH! | 45 min. | Per team: 3 or 4 marbles; 6' foam pipe insulation tubing, 3/4" or 1" in diameter |
*Indicates whether an activity is suitable for a community event. Activities considered appropriate for a large-scale community event are attention-grabbing but simple; use inexpensive materials; require minimal instruction, supervision, and cleanup; and can be modified to take place over a short period of time (about 15-20 minutes).
