History of Transportation: Are we there Yet?

History of Transportation: Are we there Yet?

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Week 11: Vocabulary

• Robert Fulton: Inventor of the steamboat

• Henry Ford: Founder of Ford Motor Company and the developer of the assembly line

• Factory: a place where workers work to manufactor goods 

• Assembly Line: a moving belt of products to be assembled, parts are added as they move down the conveyer  belt until it reaches the end of completion

• Product: made available for purchase upon completion 

Open Ended

How did the invention of the wheel change the way for transportation?

Poll

Which mode of transportation discussed in this article (walking, using animals, the wheel or boats) do you think was the most important and had the greatest effect in human history?

• walking

• use of animals

• carts

• wheels/boats

Who was Henry Ford?

The Inventor of Ford Motor Company- We have Henry Ford to thank for being able to drive cars.

Multiple Choice

What kind of company did Henry Ford start?

• an engineering company

• a car company

• a motorcycle company

• a school that taught mechanics

Multiple Choice

What kind of company did Henry Ford Start?

• an engineering company

• a car company

• a motorcycle company

• a school that taught mechanics