What kid isn’t fascinated by transportation? Most start with cars (ever met a little boy who didn’t love making a “vroooom” sound?) then advance to trains, planes, boats and any other means of transport that “goes” on the ground, on water, or across the sky.
Based on the number of really great lenses having to do with vehicles of all kinds, our lensmasters certainly share the fascination. Here’s a lens list with just a few examples. Rated “E” for “everyone” who loves great ways to go places.
1. The Seattle Waterfront Trolley
The Seattle Waterfront Streetcar line began operation on May 29, 1982. It was officially called the Seattle Waterfront Streetcar, but many people referred to it as the Seattle Waterfront Trolley. For the first 8 years, the streetcars ran back and forth alo…
2. The Wheels on The Bus – Nursery Rhyme, Crafts and Play for Toddlers
There are many nursery rhymes available, online, on CDs, DVDs and books. What’s common to most of the nursery rhymes is: babies, toddlers, preschoolers and children of an older age LOVE THEM! This page is dedicated to the nursery rhyme The Wheels on The Bu…
3. Create Your Own Simple Working Lego Car
I’m making a list of instructions for making awesome working Lego cars that are also easy to build. You’ll find links to the bricks you’ll need for build these propelled Lego cars should you not have them laying around the house). Most of the cars you see…
4. Choo! Choo! A Train Unit Study
Have you ever stood near a railroad track and watched a train? Trains are fascinating. They seem to be going so slowly at first and then faster and faster as they get closer. No matter what age you are, everyone loves trains. As your child chugs along the…
5. Paper Airplanes & The Four Forces of Flight Lesson
This is part 5 of a 5 part hands- on unit on Floating & Flying. Have fun while creating various types of paper airplanes in order to examine the relationship between plane design and the four forces of flight! My lessons are geared toward 4th- 5th grad…
Here you can learn about the history of the Hovercraft, and see pictures and videos of these amazing craft in action. The Hovercraft is a unique vehicle, that allows travel over water, flat land and marshland, with the hovercraft floating above the ground…
7. Ballooning – Hot Air, Helium, or Hydrogen?
It’s a strange feeling to be walking along and hearing a voice come from out of the sky. and then to look up and see a fellow leaning over the edge of a basket of a hot- air balloon. asking for directions? When we lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico- home of…
8. The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile
Seeing the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile is a once in a lifetime thing. Okay, maybe a twice in a lifetime thing. We all remember the Oscar Mayer jingle, we’ve sung the song, and we’ve imagined the Wienermobile. But seeing it in person is a thrill. We got to see…
