Ride the World

Lead-in

  • What words come to mind when you think of “means of transportation”?

Presentation 1

Pre

  • What is the most effective mean of transportation in your opinion? Why?

Top Down

  • What is transportation compared to in the video?
  1. Transportation is like our exoskeleton.
  2. Transportation is like our body.
  3. Transportation is like our house.
  1. Transportation is like our exoskeleton.
  2. Transportation is like our body.
  3. Transportation is like our house.

Bottom Up

  • Fill in the gaps as you watch the video again.

Example: I really enjoyed working on this _______. > I really enjoyed working on this house.

  1. What does it take to power a _______ civilization, to connect billions of people across _______?
  2. The _______, the wheel, steam _______, jet engine. Every new innovation powered our next great leap.
  3. _______ than sound, farther than the moon, our inventions give us a level of power we never imagined.
  4. This is the story of how _______ turned society inside out.
  5. How the innovation that drive _______ forward made us modern.
  1. What does it take to power a global civilization, to connect billions of people across continents?
  2. The horse, the wheel, steam power, jet engine. Every new innovation powered our next great leap.
  3. Faster than sound, farther than the moon, our inventions give us a level of power we never imagined.
  4. This is the story of how transportation turned society inside out.
  5. How the innovation that drive humanity forward made us modern.

Post

  • Would you watch this series? Why or why not?

Presentation 2

Pre

  • What are some of the transportation challenges in big cities?
  • How do you think transportation will change in the next 50 years?

Top Down

  • What invention changed the course of transportation?
  • The fuel
  • The wheel
  • The electricity
  • The fuel
  • The wheel
  • The electricity

Bottom Up

  • Complete the blank spaces.

Example: Before you let loose at music _______ make sure you’re equipped to survive. > Before you let loose at music festivals make sure you’re equipped to survive.

  1. Transportation is the _______ of humans, animals and goods from one _______ to another.
  2. Animals were used to pull coaches that moved on _______.
  3. From the ancient times, _______ were used to travel along water routes for traveling and _______.
  4. Can you tell what travels inside the water? A _______. 
  5. In the modern day, _______ technology helped us reach the moon and a few years from now, going to Mars _______ be easy as well.
  1. Transportation is the movement of humans, animals and goods from one location to another.
  2. Animals were used to pull coaches that moved on wheels.
  3. From the ancient times, boats were used to travel along water routes for traveling and exploring.
  4. Can you tell what travels inside the water? A submarine. 
  5. In the modern day, rocket technology helped us reach the moon and a few years from now, going to Mars might be easy as well.

Post

  • How does the video conclude on the future of transportation?
    • Do you agree with it?
  • If you could design a new type of transportation, what would it be like?