India road transport
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How the topic is discussed in NCERT Books
Useful websites
- - very useful information in Wikipedia about Indian roadways, for eg. India has a road network of over 4,689,842 kilometres (2,914,133 mi) in 2013,[1][2] the second largest road network in the world.
- MapsofIndia is a useful site for seeing Indian roads, can zoom on the site
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Teaching Outlines
Please describe the key ideas to be conveyed in this section. Also broken down in details by each idea
Key Idea #1 Introduction
What are the key ideas to be covered What is road transport? Why is it important? What are the various kinds of road transport?
Learning objectives
Understanding the importance of road transport Becoming aware of different kinds of road transport
Notes for teachers
Activities
- Activity No #1 Concept Name - Activity No.India_road_transport_introduction_activity1
- Activity No #2 Concept Name - Activity No.India_road_transport_introduction_activity2
Key Idea #2 Road accidents
What are the key ideas to be covered
India has the largest number of road accidents every year. Why do these accidents happen? What can we do to prevent/reduce road accidents?
Learning objectives
Understanding how road accidents happen Becoming aware how to prevent road accidents
Notes for teachers
The video needs to be watched with sensitivity since it is footage from live accidents.
Activities
- Activity No #1 Concept Name - Activity No.
- Activity No #2 Concept Name - Activity No.
Assessment activities for CCE
Project Ideas
Community Based Project
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