Saturday, May 18, 2013

Really Getting to Know about Buses - Part 3

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This week we had an opportunity to visit the transit
bus yard to get a really close look at a bus.
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Mr. Richards, the manager and the mechanic, Trevor, showed
us around the bus.  First he raised the bus really high; high
enough for him to walk underneath.
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After he lowered the bus he showed us the ramp and invited
us on board.
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On board we saw different straps.  Some hanging from the
bars above for people to hold on to if they have to stand. 
And a different strap down below the seat to tie down a
wheel chair.
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Each child had their clipboard with paper and pencil so
they could draw pictures of the different parts of the bus. 
(We'll use this information later at school to add more parts
to our cardboard bus.)
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By the doors we saw reflector lights and safety signs.
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Mr. Richards showed us the stop button and we all
had a turn to press it.
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We heard the ding and saw the sign light up each
time we pressed the button.
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An exciting part was to pretend to drive the bus and
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where we drop our money to make the clink-clink sound.
The driver on the bus says, "Don’t forget to pay."

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the destination panel that tells us where the bus is going
and the license plate,
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the big engine and where the diesel fuel is pumped.

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We found extra tires and measured them by using our bodies. 

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We gathered outside, enjoyed a snack and talked about all the
different things we saw.
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Some of the documentation the families did on the tour.

One of the highlights of our tour was meeting a couple
of bus drivers.
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Thanks so much to Mr. Richards, Trevor, Kenny and Sarahlyn
for making our tour exciting and very informative.

 Tomorrow's post will show you how we made changes to our
cardboard bus back at school.