Unit 4: Transports of today and future

Key Concept & related concepts: Change; Movement consequence

Global context & AKA strand: Scientific and technological innovation: -
[how humans understanding of scientific principles impacts advancement in the
communities and environments]
Statement of Inquiry: With the advancement of technology, need and means of
transportation changed

Assessment objectives & ATL skills:

Objective D: Reflecting of the impact of science; Critical thinking and research skills

Topics:

1. How do we travel from one place to another, General mode of transports: public
transport/private transport (comparison of them in terms of economy, social and
cultural effect, environmental factors) Distance, displacement, speed and velocity,
Acceleration?

2. The machines that drive the car; how do they work (how car works). Internal combustion
chambers, emissions, and pollution.

3. Devices that made our cars safer and automatic: air-bags, guided navigation, crash and
proximity sensors; other modern equipment, worthy of discussion.

4. Future transportation