Standard 18: Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and use transportation technologies. Benchmarks: Grades K-8 A transportation system has many parts that work together to help people travel Vehicles move people or goods from one place to another in water, air, or space and on land Transportation vehicles need to be for to prolong their use The use of transportation allows people and goods to be moved from place to place A transportation system may lose efficiency of fail if one part is missing or malfunctioning or if a subsystem is not working Transporting people and goods involves a combination of individuals and vehicles Transportation vehicles are made up of subsystems, such as structural, propulsion, suspension, guidance, control, and support; they must function together for a system to work effectively Governmental regulation often influences the design and operation of transportation systems Processes, such as receiving, holding, storing, loading, moving, unloading, delivering, evaluating, marketing, managing, communicating, and using conventions are necessary for the entire transportation system to operate efficiently Areas of Study (Standard 18) Land Flat hull Vehicular Tri hull Structural Propulsion Propulsion Suspension Wind Control Mechanical Support Air/Space Air subsystems Aerodynamics Structural Propulsion Friction Suspension Fuel efficiency Design Control Support Water Buoyancy Guidance V hull Lift
Standard 18: Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and use transportation technologies. Benchmarks: Grades K-8 A transportation system has many parts that work together to help people travel Vehicles move people or goods from one place to another in water, air, or space and on land Transportation vehicles need to be for to prolong their use The use of transportation allows people and goods to be moved from place to place A transportation system may lose efficiency of fail if one part is missing or malfunctioning or if a subsystem is not working Transporting people and goods involves a combination of individuals and vehicles Transportation vehicles are made up of subsystems, such as structural, propulsion, suspension, guidance, control, and support; they must function together for a system to work effectively Governmental regulation often influences the design and operation of transportation systems Processes, such as receiving, holding, storing, loading, moving, unloading, delivering, evaluating, marketing, managing, communicating, and using conventions are necessary for the entire transportation system to operate efficiently Areas of Study (Standard 18) Land Vehicular Structural Propulsion Suspension Control Support Aerodynamics Friction Fuel efficiency Design Water Buoyancy V hull Flat hull Tri hull Propulsion Wind Mechanical Air/Space Air subsystems Structural Propulsion Suspension Control Support Guidance Lift