Transportation Technology for Kids and Teens

• Science: Technology: Transportation 

• The History of the First Locomotives In America  - Shares original documents and stories of people who saw the early days of trains and railroads in the country.
• How Things Fly  - Companion to the exhibition at the National Air and Space Museum about the basic principles of flight, targeted primarily to middle school students.
• How Trains Work  - Covers history, steam trains, tracks, freight systems, passenger systems, and the future. Links to details on diesel locomotives and steam technology.
• Kids Zone  - Holds facts about railways, history, places to visit by train, games, quizzes, and brain teasers.
• Submarines of the World  - Describes how submarines work, with pictures, adventures, and incidents.
• Timeline of Transportation Technology  - Shares history of transportation from invention of wheeled carts to the first space shuttle flight. Gives links to details.
• Transportation and Public Transit  - Teaches about early transportation, trains, cars, problems with cars, and public transportation. Includes quizzes and pictures.
• The Ultimate Steam Page  - Looks at development of steam locomotives, designers, technical information, videos, and patents.