Click on the links below depending on the section you need:
| Resource Book | Transport Websites | Task Cards | Extension Ideas |
| Creative Thinking | School Competitions | Assessment Tools |
Resource Book Links: (Includes source websites)
A Wheely Great Invention ... Page 3
inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blwheel.htm
The King of Transport ... Page 6
www.museoscienza.org/english/leonardo/
Titanic - From the Unsinkable to the Unthinkable - 1 ... Page 8
Titanic - From the Unsinkable to the Unthinkable - 2 ... Page 9
Drive Time ... Page 10
inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blcar.htm
A T-op Model ... Page 11
www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/hf/default.asp
www.hfmgv.org/education/smartfun/toc/contents.html
Bits and Pieces ... Page 12
www.mycarwizard.com/autoshop/histtext.html
A Safe Ride 1 ... Page 13
Getting on Track ... Page 14
Underground, Undersea ... Page 16
Training for the Future ... Page 17
Supreme Submarines 2 ... Page 19
www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/periscope.html
www.howstuffworks.com - Type in Submarines
www.yesmag.bc.ca/how_work/submarine.html
Cop A Chopper ... Page 20
The Wright Stuff ... Page 21
http://www.first-to-fly.com/History/Wright%20Story/wright%20story.htm
Meet the Crew ... Page 22
travel.howstuffworks.com/air-traffic-control.htm
Concorde - A Special Plane ... Page 23
Blimp and You'll Miss It! ... Page 24
www.howstuffworks.com - Type in "Blimp"
Mush Mush ... Page 25
www.pbs.org - Sledding in the Wilderness
www.kidsturncentral.com/topics/animals/sleddog4.htm
Wheel for One ... Page 27
www.rollerskatingmuseum.com/prod03.htm
Like It or Bike It ... Page 28
www.didyouknow.cd (Search for "bike")
Blast Off! ... Page 29
Student Websites (Resource Book - Page 30)
Note: Many of these sites are included above.
inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blwheel.htm
- The Wheel
www.mos.org/leonardo/ - Leonardo da Vinci
www.museoscienza.org/english/leonardo/
- Leonardo da Vinci
www.keyflux.com/titanic/
or www.titanic.com/ -
Titanic
www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/hf/default.asp
- Henry Ford
inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blcar.htm
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The Automobile
www.thehistoryofcars.com
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Car safety, History of Cars
www.sdrm.org/history/timeline
- Train History
www.trakkies.co.uk
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Trains
www.theotherside.co.uk/
- Select Channel Tunnel from side menu
inventors.about.com
- can be used to type in a search for other inventions or inventors.
www.wikipedia.org - Type in a topic into the Search bar at the top of the page, eg, Transport Timeline, Chariot Racing, Blimps.
www.howstuffworks.com/
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Type in the following topics into the Search bar at the top of the page: Maglev
Trains, Seat Belts, Airbags, Jaws of Life, Crash Test Dummies, Windscreen
Wipers, Submarines, Airline Crew, Hovercraft, Blimps
www.concordesst.com
- Concorde
www.helis.com/introduction/
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Helicopters
www.kidsturncentral.com/topics/animals/sleddog3.htm
- Dogsledding
www.rollerskatingmuseum.com/prod03.htm
- Rollerskating
kids.msfc.nasa.gov/ - Space travel
Task Card Links:
Task 2: On the Team
http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/rome/index1.html * Note - not the original site.
Task 3: Be a Leo
Task 4: Undergrounds Secrets
www.starfury.demon.co.uk/uground/
Task 6: It's all in the Name
www.cybersteering.com/trimain/history/names.html
Task 8: I'm No Dummy!
www.howstuffworks.com/crash-test6.htm
Task 9: Shipshape
www.cruisemates.com/articles/teen/
Task 10: Float or Fly?
Task 11: In the Deep Blue
americanhistory.si.edu/subs/operating/aboard
www.enquirer.com/editions/2000/08/18/loc_submarine_life_full.html
www.skiphowlett.com/Web_Page/submarine_life.htm
Task 13: A High-Flying Career
Task 14: Stranded in the Snow
www.wilderness-survival.net/quiz/quiz.php *(general survival quiz) Not the original site
Task 15: Animal Travels
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animals_in_space * Note not the original site.
www.spacetoday.org/Astronauts/Animals/Dogs.html
www.vibrationdata.com/space/Animals.htm *Note not the original site
Task 17: A New Sport on Wheels
Task 18: Super Bike
www.webmountainbike.com/bikil.html
Task 19: Fly-sense to Drive
www.thegreenscene.com/shows/055.html
Extension Ideas:
Task 1 and 2: Turning Back the Wheel of Time; On the Team
Task 4: Underground Secrets
www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/circus.html
ireland.iol.ie/~coolmine/typ/romans/intro.html
www.geocities.com/Athens/Stage/3591/chariotracing.html
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/games/circus2.htm Note - not original site
Task 5: Spare Parts
www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/showroom/1908/model.t.html
Task 6: It’s all in the Name
Task 7: Buckles for Buses
www.carsdirect.com/features/safetyfeatures
www.ltsa.govt.nz/vehicle-safety/safer-car/
Task 11: In the Deep Blue
www.howstuffworks.com/submarine.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/subsecrets/life.html Note - not original site.
Task 14: Stranded in the Snow
www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/sleddogs/balto.html
www.usanetwork.com/sports/iditarod/balto.html
Task 20: Aussie-naut
spacelink.nasa.gov/ (Search: Space food)
www.cnn.com (Search: Chinese space food)
Other Activities
lifesaver.1earth.net/ (Missions)
www.pbs.org (Search: Dogsledding - Dogsledding 101)
www.geocities.com/Athens/Atrium/5924/iditarod/iditarodunit.htm
Relevant Websites - Creative Thinking:
Thinking Skills - www.teachers.ash.org.au/researchskills/thinking.htm
Creative, Lateral, Logical Thinking - library.trinity.wa.edu.au/teaching/thinking.htm
Creativity Tool Kit - www.directedcreativity.com/pages/ToolsImagine.html
Mind Mapping - www.mind-map.com/
Teaching Thinking - www.teachingthinking.net/
Creative Thinking Techniques - www.virtualsalt.com/crebook2.htm
Creative Quotations - www.creativequotations.com/
The Thinking Classroom - learnweb.harvard.edu/alps/thinking/intro.cfm
Edward de Bono’s Resources - www.edwdebono.aust.com/debono/home.htm
Competitions and Projects for Schools:
Adam Spencer/University of Sydney Eureka Schools Prize for Lateral Thinking - www.amonline.net.au/eureka/lateral_thinking/index.cfm
Odyssey of the Mind - www.odysseyofthemind.com/
Sustainable Living Project - http://www.sustainableliving.com.au/competition/
Write Around Australia - www.nestle.com.au/writearound/
Tournament of Minds - www.tom.edu.au/
Assessment Tools: Online Creativity Tests
Creativity Assessment Index
www.creativelearning.com/Assess/
Crayola.com - The Power of Creativity
www.crayola.com/parents/powercreativity/quizes/print_teachers.cfm
Smarter Kids.com
Fostering Academic Creativity in Gifted Students
www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/academic_creativity.html
Six Thinking Hats
Creativity in Young Children - ERIC Digest
www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content2/Creativity_in_kids.html
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