Collinson Library: Science7-9 Game Changers and Change Makers: Assignment Guide: Transportation

Useful Digital Resources: EBSCO

Look for this button (above) on the 'Find Information' tab, then search for and read these eBooks online:

Transportation
Call Number: eBOOK [EBSCO]
ISBN: 9780716697602
Hybrid and Electric Vehicles by L. E. Carmichael
ISBN: 9781617834639
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Discover what hybrid and electric vehicles are, their history, how we use them today, and how new technologies can contribute to our energy future.
Green Transportation
ISBN: 9780716623540
World Book ebook

An Illustrated Timeline of Transportation by Kremena T. Spengler; Eldon Doty (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781404870192
Publication Date: 2011-08-01
From canoes to trains, cars to airplanes, this book length timeline is packed with all kinds of transportation. Pick a point and start exploring!
Extreme Machines by Anne Rooney
ISBN: 9781783122677
Publication Date: 2017-10-03
Whether on land, in the air, at sea, or in space, these are the most EXTREME machines ever invented! Fastest. Biggest. Weirdest.

1. Explore examples of transport innovations and the importance of research and development in transport

2. Choose a transport focus: see above for some examples or use the World Book 'Transport' article for further examples

NB: Include at least 1 diagram and 1 table or graph related to your chosen transport

Click the W above for a copy of your research task. Use the library password to access the document.

Search for:

Hybrid car, electric car, steam engine, concorde, bicycle, transportation, space shuttle (lots), Maglev train, spacex rocket

Search for 'transport' on World Book and select the 'transport' article. Use the index to jump to the 'Transportation Today' section.

Referenced article detailing the importance of future transport innovations.