Transportation

Group 1 
What are the roles of transportation within society and the effects transportation has on society?
Things to consider and discuss: 
•	How does society use different modes of transportation? 
•	How has society changed as a result of the evolution of transportation modes? 
•	How is society dependent upon certain modes of transportation (e.g. Light Rail transit in the city, cars in rural areas, buses, plains, trains, commercial transit etc.)?
•	What social concerns are there related to transportation (young drivers, racing, trains and derailment, air travel and security, the use of fossil fuels, etc.)?

Group 2 
What are some of the key scientific and technological changes that have taken place in transportation? 
Things to consider:
•	What scientific and technological changes have affected the development of transportation (e.g. wheel, steam engine, combustion engine, refining oil, anti-lock brakes, etc.). 
•	What are the historical developments of a mode of transportation? 
•	What scientific principles were used to develop the technologies of certain modes of transportation? 

Group 3 
What are some of the features that have been incorporated into particular types of transportation? 
Things to consider: 
•	Outline some of the different features of a particular mode of transportation (e.g. GPS, safety features, hybrids, entertainment systems, car phones, etc.). 
•	Compare past and current features of transportation (e.g. airbags, seatbelts, helmets etc.). 
•	Compare and contrast the features that are in different modes of transportation, boats, cars, buses, trains etc. 
•	Suggest ways that emerging features and technologies could be incorporated into a mode of transportation (e.g. safety features, alternate fuel, etc.). 

Group 4 
Describe a transportation system and evaluate its impact on society. 
Things to consider: 
•	Describe society’s concern before, during and after the implementation of a transportation system. 
•	Examine a transportation system implemented in a particular community and describe its impact on that community. 
•	Identify the infrastructure associated with a specific mode of transportation.