Pre-Tour Preparation Topics for Classroom Teachers

Harnessing Power

The Wheel. The invention without which, we would not have transportation as we know it.

How did man move around at dawn of time? What did he use before cars?

Evolution of the bicycle.

First self-propelled vehicles in Maine.

Edison's contribution to the auto industry and aviation.

Running farm machinery before modern machines.

The first automobile.

Henry Ford and his Model T.

The quest for flight, and the first powered flight.

Societal impact of transportation as we know it.



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