A Journey into the World of Trains
Focusing on the world of trains, for school levels 8–10
The Deutsche Bahn (national rail company) is much more than a means of transport – as the brochure ‘Unterwegs in der Welt der Bahn’ (A journey into the world of trains) proves. The Deutsche Bahn and Stiftung Lesen want to reach out to students from school levels 8–10 and motivate them to deal with daily life situations and questions relevant to society:
- How can traffic be organised in an environmentally friendly way?
- How can a logistic challenge such as the Soccer World Cup be tackled?
- How are goods transported across borders?
The brochure targets youth directly, but it can also be put to use in lessons in different ways. The texts deal with aspects of history, environment, technology, architecture or transport and logistics. They can be read individually, providing a basis for further research in these domains. They are suitable for interdisciplinary work at school.
This project is run by Stiftung Lesen (Germany)
Other Stiftung Lesen projects
- The Reading-Aloud Club
- Lesestart
- Chef für 1 Tag (Be a boss for one day)
- Diversity in a Class Setting – Magazines in Bavarian Schools
- In Focus: English Language Literature
- Idea Forum School
- Reading-Media-Clubs
- Lippels Traum (Lippel’s Dream)
- Reading Suitcase for Children in Care
- Reading Scouts
- Ride for Reading Tour 2009
- From Sonnet to Rap – Love in poetry and music
- Tesalino and Tesalina - ein tierischer Fall
- Time for Breakfast = Time to Read