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Midnight Trains Don’t Go ‘Anywhere’

Public Transportation
Social Studies
Transportation
Grade 8
SK, NU
Midnight Trains Don't Go 'Anywhere'

Description

By using fewer vehicles to transport more people, we can reduce our carbon footprint by a large amount. However, we need to make sure we are implementing solutions like transit correctly. In this lesson, students will examine different environments that Canadians live in and try to figure out the best method of transportation for each environment.

Duration: Single Class

Sector: Transportation

Region: Rural Areas, Urban Areas

Context: Community

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