National Transportation
How have engines progressed from muscle-powered to steam/gas powered to electric-powered? It helps to understand the evolution of engines to be able to dream about new and improved. Today, we visit the National Museum of Transportation to see some of the engines of the past and dream about the engines of the future.
ST.1.C.6-8 a. Describe how technological solutions to problems (e.g., storm water runoff, fiber optics, windmills, efficient car design, electronic trains without conductors, sonar, robotics, Hubble telescope) can have both benefits and drawbacks
ST.1.A.6-8 a. Explain how technological improvements, such as those developed for use in space exploration, the military, or medicine, have led to the invention of new products that may improve lives here on Earth