What do you walk or drive on? Paths, streets, highways all mark our
communal movement. Don’t just trample them – give them the respect they deserve.
And make your own path in doing the following activities.
CONNECT:
- How are roads made? The answer(s) are available at https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/how-do-you-build-a-road
- What was the historical road to roads? Follow the story at http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a4447/the-road-ahead-road-evolution/
- How did toll roads start? Read about it history in the US at https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/mcdonaldtoll.cfm
- “All roads lead to Rome.” How did this saying start? Find out at https://writingexplained.org/idiom-dictionary/all-roads-lead-to-rome
CREATE:
- While you’re on the road, banish backseat boredom by playing these car games: http://www.minitime.com/trip-tips/10-Best-Car-Games-for-Kids-article
- Learn how to read (And make) trail signs: http://howtowilderness.com/trail-signs/
- Play these park and street cleaning games: http://www.cleaning-games.net/park-and-street. Maybe they will inspire you to make your streets clean in real life.
- Make your own rocky road dessert using this kid-friendly recipe: https://planningwithkids.com/2009/06/06/rocky-road-recipe-kid-friendly-version/
CARE:
- Here’s a way to turn community (including streets) clenup into a fun scavenger hunt: http://www.mykidsadventures.com/cleanup-scavenger-hunt/
- Learn how to make and maintain a hiking trail at https://mylandplan.org/content/hiking-0
- Help reduce and slow down traffic in your street with these activities: https://www.sustrans.org.uk/what-you-can-do/change-your-street/easy-ways-reduce-traffic-your-street
- The Expanded Environment is a non-profit group that tries to help the relationship between biological systems and architecture. They visualize animal movement in order to help engineers to identify eco-friendly human paths and roads. See those animal paths at http://www.expandedenvironment.org/animal-paths/
CAREERS:
Roads can carry you to a career: in urban planning, construction, engineering,
road safety personnel. These are some career paths for you to consider:
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