What’s the Size of a Train?
0:30
Grades: 3 - 8
Video Description: Railroad personnel talk about train sizes.
Type of Video: Topical*
Unique Video ID: Transportation-2**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Have students research the time it takes to fly from St. Lous to Chicago and price of a ticket and as well as the same information for train travel. Which style of travel would they chose and why?
*Topical videos are filmed on location in the classroom/workspace/laboratory, in studio, or a combination of both to explain and/or demonstrate specific concepts, events, topics, or processes.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
