TRANSPORTATION

1. Name of the teacher : Aswathi C A Standard : XI G
Name of the school : Govt. Model Boys HSS Thycaud Strength :58/61
Subject : Business Studies Avg age : 16yrs
Unit : Business services Duration : 1hrs
Topic : Transportation Date :28-09-15
LESSON PLAN

2. Content outline
Content analysis
Terms
Facts
Transportation, meaning and various modes of transportation.
Transportation, place utility, physical movement, road transport, rail transport, air
transport, water transport
 Transportation refers to physical movement of goods from one place to
another.
 Transport helps in removing the hindrance of place in the exchange of goods
and services.
 It creates place utility.
 Transportation is required in the process of production and distribution of
finished goods to market.
 It facilitates foreign and internal trade.
 It provides direct and immediate employment to millions of people.
 Road, water, rail and air transport are the various modes of transportation
available.
 Road transport uses different routes to reach the destination quickly.
 In rail transport, frequency of delivering the goods over long distances is
more.
 Water transport is economical mode for transporting heavy loads and even
cargo.
 Air transport delivers goods to remote places.
 Air transport is the fastest mode of transportation

3. Concept
Curricular Objective
Pre-requisites
Teaching-learning
Resources
Teaching-learning
Strategies
References
Transportation refers to physical movement of goods from one place
to another. Transport helps in removing the hindrance of place in the
exchange of goods and services. Road, water, rail and air transport are the
various modes of transportation available.
To enable the students to learn about the meaning of transportation
identifies its features, and analyses various modes of transportation through
exposition, brain storming, general discussion, and buzz session. Then prepare an
assignment on the topic ‘Modes of Transportation’
Students should have an idea about the concept business services and its
characteristics; also they know warehousing is included in it.
 Usual classroom aids like white board and marker
 Photos
 Computer
 LCD projector
 Exposition
 Brain storming
 General discussion
 Buzz session
Plus one Business Studies Textbook
o NCERT, SCERT, CHAND PUBLICATIONS
CLASS ROOM INTERACTION PROCEDURE RESPONSE / FEEDBACK

4. PHASE 1 :- INTRODUCTORY PHASE
Activity 1:-Exposition and Brain Storming
After the routine classroom practices, teacher introduces the topic
transportation by asking some questions related their life.
 How you all reached school?
 If you are sick. How do you reach the hospital?
 If you want to go to Delhi for attending an examination. How will you
go?
 If you got a job in Kuwait. How you will go there?
Through these questions various answers are drawn out and
analyzing those answers teacher enter to the topic transportation. And
then discussed detailed about the meaning of transportation.
After the discussion teacher show a power point contains the
meaning of transportation. Then explain it, through the interaction with
students.

5. CONCEPT TO BE CONSOLIDATED
Transportation refers to physical movement of
goods from one place to another. Transportation helps in
removing the hindrance of place in the exchange of goods
and services

6. PHASE II :- DEVELOPING PHASE
Activity 1 :- General Discussion
Teacher led a discussion related the importance of transportation.
Teacher collects the view points of students, and explaining it. After teacher
shows a power point contains the importance of transportation.
CONCEPT TO BE CONSOLIDATED
IMPORTANCEOF TRANSPORTATION
o It required the process of production and distribution of
finished goods to market
o It reduces the cost of production
o It facilitates foreign and internal trade.
o It provides direct and immediate employment to millions of
people

7. Activity II :- Buzz Session
Teacher divides the whole class into different groups then asks
students to select a group leader and rappoteur from each group. Then give
activity sheets related the various modes of transportation. Then led the
discussion and identifies the various modes of transportation and features of
it.
After that teacher shows a power point contains the various
modes of transportation and explaining it.
ROAD TRANSPORT RAIL TRANSPORT
WATER TRANSPORT AIR TRANSPORT
TRANSPORTATION

8. PHASE III :- CONCLUDING PHASE
Teacher concludes the topic by giving explanations to the topic
transportation and various types of transportation and ask review questions
and follow up activity

9. ReviewQuestions
1. What you mean by transportation?
2. Give importance of transportation?
3. What are the various types of transportation?
Followup activity
Prepare an assignmenton the topic ‘TRANSPORTATION’ including
the meaning, importance, and types of transportation.