Lesson Plan

Grades 6-8

Transportation Tally

25 minutes

SUBJECTS: Math, Science, Social Studies

TOPICS: Community Connections, Air Pollution, Climate Change, Energy, Personal Consumption

Resource Overview

Students assess the natural resources use, pollution and community impacts associated with our population’s driving habits through a series of math problems, and develop suggestions to meet the transportation challenges of the future.

Parking lot full of cars shows Americans' dependence on car culture

Features of This Resource

  • Math-science integration lesson
  • Students as problem solvers – they develop ways to meet future transit challenges

How Do I Get This Lesson Plan?

Other Resources You Might Like:

Exhaustion from cars on the road, a major source of pollution.
Grades
Catching Pollution

Students “catch” pollution (particulate matter) on prepared cards to see the environmental and health-related consequences of our transportation habits and... Read more »

Everyday decisions about our how we use energy have an environmental impact to balance against personal choice
Grades
If Money Won’t Buy It

Students participate in a budgeting activity to weigh everyday actions against their environmental impact. Students will be able to: Determine... Read more »

Public transportation in Washington, DC includes the metro
Grades
Getting Around

Students create and conduct a survey to identify a local transportation issue and develop a strategy to make their community... Read more »