Wheels and Transportation Webquest

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Wheels and Transportation Webquest

• A Kindergarten Webquest
• By
• Ashley Lester

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Wheels and Transportation

• This webquest is designed for Kindergarteners.
  This will be an interactive and informative, and
  fun learning experience for them. Throughout this
  webquest they will learn about buses, trucks,
  cars, tractors, trains, and wagons.

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Buses

• Buses are used to transport children and adults
  to and from school.
• The first school bus was introduced in 1827 by
  George Shillibear and was designed to seat 25
  passengers.
• A full size bus can hold up to 59 to 90
  passengers.

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School Bus Safety

• School bus safety is very important to know. Here
  are some safety tips when riding the bus to
  school.
• Be at the school bus on time.
• Wait in a safe place back from the edge of the
  road.
• Do not play on ditches or snow banks.
• Enter the bus in a single file holding the rail.
• Find a seat right away and stay seated facing
  forward at all times.
• Do not place things in the aisle.
• Keep your arms and head inside the bus.
• Always follow the bus drivers instructions.
• When leaving the bus, move away from the side.
• If you drop something near the bus, never try to
  pick it up. Ask an adult or the bus driver for
  help.

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School Bus Safety

• When crossing the street to get on or off the
  bus
• Walk at least 10 big steps in front of the bus,
  along the side of the road and look at the driver
  for a signal before crossing.
• Look all ways before crossing the road.
• Walk, never run, to where your parent or
  caregiver is waiting for you on the side of the
  road by the bus stop.

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Why are school buses yellow?

• Did you ever wonder why school buses are yellow?
  They are painted a yellow-orange
  color(officially known as National School Bus
  Chrome Yellow) for purposes of visibility and
  safety.The color was selected because the black
  lettering was the easiest to see on the color
  yellow in the early morning. Yellow also gets
  your attention faster then any other color on the
  road. If there is bad weather, drivers will be
  able to see yellow buses on the road.

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Can You Spot the School Bus?

• See if you can look at the picture and spot the
  school bus.
• Here is a hint its yellow!
• Have fun finding!

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The Wheels on the Bus

• Here is a link to listen to the song The Wheels
  on the Bus.
• External link http//songsforteaching.com/happalma
  r.wheelsonthebus.htm
• After you have clicked the link, click on listen
  to the song.

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Buses

• Here is a fun jigsaw puzzles of a bus. Click on
  the link to work the puzzle.
• External Link
• http//thekidzpage.com/onlinejigsawpuzzles/12-piec
  e-jigsaw/082105schoolbus.html

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Books on Buses

• Here are some fun and informational books about
  buses. Enjoy reading!
• Buses by Jeffery Zuehlke
• Big Book of Things That Go by DK Publishing
• Pirates Drive Buses by Christopher Morgan and
  Neil Curtis
• Buses(Machines at Work) by Gary M. Amoroso and
  Cynthia Fitterer Klingel
• Rumble Bus(Magic Door to Reading) by Larry Dane
  Brimner
• Wheels on the Bus by Golden Books

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Trucks

• Trucks are large vehicles used for transporting
  bulk goods, materials, or equipment. The word
  truck comes from the Greek trochos, meaning
  wheel.

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Tow Trucks

• These are two Tow Trucks. A Tow Truck is also
  called a wrecker, a breakdown truck, and a
  recovery truck. These truck are use for
  transporting disabled motor vehicles to another
  location. Tow trucks help vehicles that are
  broken down or have been in an accident.

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Pickup Trucks

• These are Pickup Trucks. Pickup trucks are light
  vehicles with an open top, rear cargo area. The
  first pickup was made in 1925 and sold for 281.
  Henry Ford built it as the Ford Model T Runabout
  with Pickup Body. These trucks are suitable for
  hauling heavy loads and performing other
  functions.

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Fire Trucks

• These are Fire trucks. Fire trucks are used for
  assisting in fighting fires, transporting
  firefighters to the scene, and providing them
  with access, water or other equipment. Fire
  trucks pump water through a hose to put out
  fires. Fire trucks have a turntable ladder that
  helps them bring water to fires that may be up
  high and out of reach.

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Dump Trucks

• These are Dump trucks. They are used for
  transporting loose material like sand, gravel, or
  dirt for construction. A dump truck is equipped
  with a hydraulic, operated open-box bed that can
  be lifted to allow the contents to be deposited
  on the ground behind the truck.

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Trucks

• Here are some fun songs about trucks. Click on
  the links to listen.
• ExternalLink
• http//www.songsforteaching.com/joescruggs/bigtoet
  ruck.htm
• External Link
• http//www.songsforteaching.com/cathybollinger/zoo
  mzoomzoomgoesthefiretruck.htm

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Trucks

• Here are some fun printable coloring pages.
• External Link
• http//www.thekidzpage.com/colouring_menus/getting
  around/c0003f.htm
• External Link
• http//www.thekidzpage.com/colouring_menus/getting
  around/c0004f.htm

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Books on Trucks

• Here are some fun and informational books about
  trucks. Enjoy reading!
• Tonka Truck Adventures-The Biggest Show on Wheels
  by Tonka-Tough Truck Adventures
• Road Trip by Rebecca Frezza
• I Love Trucks by Roger Priddy
• When Kids Dream and Trucks Fly by Rosemary
  McDunn
• Cars and Trucks and Things That Go by Richard
  Scarry
• The Happy Man and His Dump Truck by Golden Books
• All Aboard Trucks by Conrad
• Fire Truck by Peter Sis
• I am a Dump Truck by Josephine Page
• Mega Book of Trucks by Lynne Gibbs

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Road Game

• Heres a fun game to play called Why Did the
  Chicken Cross the Road? Have fun playing!
• External Link
• http//thekidzpage.com/freekidsgames/games/childre
  ns-online-chicken-game/index.html

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Tractors

• Throughout the years farmers have used tractors
  to cultivate the soil, sowing the weeds, and
  harvesting the crops. The tractor is the most
  important machine on the farm. It does all the
  heavy work in preparing the soil for crops.

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Tractors

• Tractors smooth the dirt by breaking up large
  clumps of soil after the field has been plowed.It
  is also used to clear out dead, matted grass in
  the spring.

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Tractors

• A tractor is a very heavy machine. It weighs 7
  tons and has the same pulling power as 200
  horses.It has four wheels to keep it steady on
  the ground. The giant wheels and tires have deep
  treads to stop it from slipping or getting stuck
  in the mud.

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Tractor

• Here is a printable coloring page of a farmer on
  his tractor.
• External Link
• http//thekidzpage.com/colouring_menus/pbdom/pages
  /c0052f.htm

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Books on Tractors

• Here are some fun and informational books about
  tractors. Enjoy reading!
• Tractors by Caroline Young
• Jhonny Tractor and the Big Surprise by Judy
  Katschke and Ted Williams
• Tractor by DK Publishing
• Big Book of Tractors by DK Publishing
• Red Tractor by Golden Books
• The New Blue Tractor by Stacey Gabel and Richard
  Neuman

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Trains

• A train is a series of cars on a railway. It can
  be used for transporting people and goods.A place
  where a train stop to let people off is called
  railway station.

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Trains

• Trains run on train tracks.These can also be
  called railroads. These helps guide trains so
  they dont have to steer. They are made of steel
  rails. Railroads are usually laid on stone
  chippings that are called ballast. Across the
  tracks are timbers. Timbers are pieces of wood.

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Trains

• Here is a fun jigsaw puzzle of a train. Have fun
  putting it together!
• External Link
• http//thekidzpage.com/onlinejigsawpuzzles/jigsaw-
  puzzles/12-piece-jigsaw/toytrain.html
• Here are a few songs about trains.
• External Link
• http//www.songsforteaching.com/trainsongs/downbyt
  hestation.htm
• External Link
• http//www.songsforteaching.com/trainsongs/whatdoy
  ouhear.htm

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Books on Trains

• Here are some fun and informational books on
  trains. Enjoy reading!
• Thomas and Friends by Owen Bell
• My Big Train Book by Roger Priddy
• Magic Train Ride by Sally Crabtree and Sonia
  Esplugas
• Timmy and Tammys Train of Thought by Oliver
  Chin
• A Red Train by Bernelle Ford and Britta
  Teckentrup

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Wagons

• A wagon is a heavy four-wheeled vehicle pulled by
  animals such as horse, mules, or oxen and used
  for transportation of people and goods.

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Wagons

• This is a pumpkin wagon. It was used to haul
  pumpkins and other heavy vegetables from the
  fields to the houses.

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Wagons

• A wheelbarrow is a type of wagon that is used to
  move loads. Its a box on top of two wheels with
  handles.

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Wagons

• This is a Red Flyer wagon for children. It is
  used for pulling toys and even children pull each
  other around.

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Wagons

• Here is a song about a little red wagon. Click
  the link to listen.
• External Link
• http//www.songsforteaching.com/folk/littleredwago
  n.htm

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Wagons

• Here are a few printable coloring pages of a
  farmer in his horse drawn wagon and a child and
  his wagon.
• External Link
• http//www.coloring.ws/t.asp?bmthttp//www.colo
  ring.ws/people/farmer2.gif
• External Link
• http//www.apples4theteacher.com/coloring-pages/in
  teractive-alphabet/letter-w/wagon.html

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Books on Wagons

• Here are some fun and informational books on
  wagons. Enjoy reading!
• Willies Wagon by Gary Metivier and Bill Wundram
• Theo and the Red Wagon by Ingrid Goden
• Covered Wagons, Bumpy Trails by Verla Kay and
  S.P. Schindler
• If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon by Ellen
  Levine and Ellroy Freem