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Nebraska Department of Roads

Activity Book

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Journey your way to Nebraska by travelingthrough the openings in different states.

Cement Mixer

Highway Signs . . .

STOP

YIELD

1. No Parking2. Yield3. Two-Way Traffic4. Slippery When Wet5. Railroad Crossing6. School Zone7. Flagger 8. Left Turn9. No U-Turn

10. Stop

Match the numbers to the signs.

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Dumptruck with snow blade

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Across3. Type of highway surface6. Structure over water7. A track for trains9. To give right-of-way

11. Marsh or swamp12. Rate of travel14. To determine boundaries18. Used to prevent entry in a work zone20. Moving vehicles21. Length of measurement for travel

Down1. A different route2. Construction area4. Used to clear snow from roads5. Roadway6. Machine used to grade land8. Wearing away of soil

10. Operator of a vehicle13. Drainage pipe under a road15. Person directing traffic in a work zone16. Guide showing highways17. Protective covering placed around plants19. To get off a roadway

Down1. Detour2. Workzone4. Snowplow5. Highway6. Bulldozer8. Erosion

10. Driver13. Culvert15. Flagger16. Map17. Mulch19. Exit

Across3. Concrete6. Bridge7. Railroad9. Yield

11. Wetland12. Speed14. Survey18. Barricade20. Traffic21. Mile

Use highway-related words to solve this puzzle.

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Road Grader

Help the road worker get safely to the work site.

Backhoe

1.Speed Limit2.Grader3.Inspector4.Flagger5.Cement

6.Widening7.Paving8.Detour9.Engineer

10.Traffic

21. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ DEPSE MILIT

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4. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ GRALGEF

5. _ _ _ _ _ _ METECN

6. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ GDINWEIN

7. _ _ _ _ _ _ IGNPVA

8. _ _ _ _ _ _ RUDOTE

9. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ RENEGENI

10. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ FIRTCAF

Unscramble the letters to find the construction words.

Unscramble the tiles to reveal a message.

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Can you find the hidden words in Nebraska?

ASPHALT

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Color the wildflower using the guide below.

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Nebraska Wetlands are home for many plantsand wildlife. Match the named creatures to theoutlined shapes in the picture.

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Common Snipe

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Can you find the hidden words in Nebraska?

ASPHALT

BRIDGE

BULLDOZER

CARS

CONCRETE

DUMP TRUCK

ENGINEER

HIGHWAY

INTERSTATE

REST AREA

ROADS

ROAD GRADER

SAFETY

SEAT BELT

SIGNS

SNOWPLOW

SPEED LIMIT

TRAFFIC

Color the wildflower using the guide below.

Blue

Green

Pink

Yellow

♦

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Unscramble the tiles to reveal a message.

BRAS IFUL HELP KEE KA B EAUT P NE

ALWA AT B UCKL E UP ELT YOU YS B R SE

LEA G AB NEBR OUT FUN ASKA HAVE RNIN

Answers:1.HELP KEEP NEBRASKA BEAUTIFUL2.ALWAYS BUCKLE UP YOUR SEATBELT3.HAVE FUN LEARNING ABOUT NEBRASKA

1.

2.

3.

Color the following pages.

Backhoe

1.Speed Limit2.Grader3.Inspector4.Flagger5.Cement

6.Widening7.Paving8.Detour9.Engineer

10.Traffic

21. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ DEPSE MILIT

2. _ _ _ _ _ _ DAREGR

3. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ RIONSTCPE

4. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ GRALGEF

5. _ _ _ _ _ _ METECN

6. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ GDINWEIN

7. _ _ _ _ _ _ IGNPVA

8. _ _ _ _ _ _ RUDOTE

9. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ RENEGENI

10. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ FIRTCAF

Unscramble the letters to find the construction words.

Road Grader

Help the road worker get safely to the work site.

Dumptruck with snow blade

1

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3 4

5

6 7

8

9 10

11

12 13

14

15

16 17

18

19

20

21

Across3. Type of highway surface6. Structure over water7. A track for trains9. To give right-of-way

11. Marsh or swamp12. Rate of travel14. To determine boundaries18. Used to prevent entry in a work zone20. Moving vehicles21. Length of measurement for travel

Down1. A different route2. Construction area4. Used to clear snow from roads5. Roadway6. Machine used to grade land8. Wearing away of soil

10. Operator of a vehicle13. Drainage pipe under a road15. Person directing traffic in a work zone16. Guide showing highways17. Protective covering placed around plants19. To get off a roadway

Down1. Detour2. Workzone4. Snowplow5. Highway6. Bulldozer8. Erosion

10. Driver13. Culvert15. Flagger16. Map17. Mulch19. Exit

Across3. Concrete6. Bridge7. Railroad9. Yield

11. Wetland12. Speed14. Survey18. Barricade20. Traffic21. Mile

Use highway-related words to solve this puzzle.

CROAD PUZZLEOSS

Cement Mixer

Highway Signs . . .

STOP

YIELD

1. No Parking2. Yield3. Two-Way Traffic4. Slippery When Wet5. Railroad Crossing6. School Zone7. Flagger 8. Left Turn9. No U-Turn

10. Stop

Match the numbers to the signs.

7

1268

103

549

Answers:

Journey your way to Nebraska by travelingthrough the openings in different states.

Visit our website at:

www.dor.state.ne.us

ENDACTIVITIES

Thank youplay safely

Every Trip, Every Time...

FUNNAHEAD

Nebraska Department of Roads

Activity Book

Leaders in Public Safety and Service