This video is a time lapse. It shows things happening more quickly than they do in real life. It shows a road being made from asphalt. A construction vehicle lays down asphalt. Road rollers follow behind. They drive over the asphalt. They flatten it out. They make the new road smooth.
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Making Connections
Text-to-Self
Have you ever seen a road roller? Where was it? What was it doing?
Text-to-Text
Have you read books about other construction vehicles? How are they similar to a road roller? How are they different?
Text-to-World
Flattening the ground is often the first step in many construction projects. What other steps are there?
Teacher Resources
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