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Human Transportation

From Bill Nye the Science Guy · 1995

Human Transportation
23 min3rd4th5th6thScienceTechnology
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Summary

Bill rides through the science of getting people from place to place - wheels, engines, and the forces that move us.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

Bill rides through the science of getting people from place to place - wheels, engines, and the forces that move us..

  1. What forces have to be overcome to get a vehicle moving?
  2. How has transportation changed over time?
  3. What makes one vehicle faster than another?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: engine, wheel, fuel.

Try it: List three ways people travel and rank them from slowest to fastest.