ADOT Kids

Transportation activities for future engineers.

ADOT has created this site with videos, stories and transportation-related activities for kids. Check back because we are adding new information and activities often.

Please send your comments, suggestions or questions to: [email protected]

What is ADOT Kids All About?

ADOT Kids was created to spark children’s curiosity in how things work and what makes things go ... to tap into their interest in science, technology, engineering and math. ADOT Kids has lots of free, downloadable activity sheets, links to videos, and more! The Arizona Department of Transportation Communications team members worked together to develop this program to entertain and educate children about a career in engineering! For older kids, check out the ADOT intern program, open to current college students and high school graduates who have been accepted to a college or university and are majoring in engineering, and the Engineer-in-Training program for students who have earned a bachelor's degree in this field.

What are Civil Engineers?

Civil engineers design structures using knowledge that kids learn in school in subjects like math, science, English (especially for writing reports) and computers to help them do their work. At ADOT, civil engineers help cars and other vehicles get from place to place. They design freeways so that traffic jams can be avoided, keeping in mind safety and efficiency. What if a road needs to go over a train track, or over a mountain or through a canyon? Civil engineers can solve this by designing tunnels or bridges to go through, over or even under these obstacles. They also can supervise the construction and maintenance of their designs to make sure everything is going according to plan and the roads are in good condition.

ADOT Kids Flyer

Download the ADOT Kids flyer/poster for your bulletin board.

Articles

Four before-and-after photographs that show how much earth blasting removed.

ADOT Kids: Building highways is a blast!

Have you ever wondered what it takes to move mountains?

Let’s dig in and learn more!

The I-17 Improvement Project corridor is one example of an ADOT project that required entire sections of the mountainsides to be blasted and excavated to make way for additional lanes. That includes 15 miles of widening and 8 miles of flex lanes along the entire 23 miles from Anthem Way to Sunset Point.

A screenshot of a map of Arizona on the az511.gov website, showing event and incident icons.

ADOT Big Kids: Mappin’ it this summer

Hey kids — and big kids, too! Headed to northern Arizona this summer to enjoy the high country’s cool weather or stake your claim to a favorite fishing hole? We’ve got the map that may help plan your trip and help save travel time by revealing a more direct route to your intended location.

Hey ADOT Kids! Don’t be litter bugs!

People litter when they throw their garbage somewhere instead of putting it in a trash can. Sometimes people litter when they don’t care about the place where they’re throwing their trash, or when they think someone else will come and clean up after them.

Not only is litter unsightly to see on the ground, along our highways or in waterways, but this type of pollution hurts people and the planet in multiple ways.