Wheeled vehicle design challenge (Grade 2)
Grade: Two
Topic: Movement
Task: Design and construct a wheeled vehicle that will travel as far as possible.
Possible Extensions to Task: Students could also test the effects of different heights and types of surface with the incline plane (e.g.. attach a hinge to the incline plane so the height can be adjusted, change the surface of the inclined plane [e.g., wood, plastic, carpet, sandpaper, cardboard, etc.).
Materials and tools:
- 1 cm by 1 cm wood
- gussets,
- carpenter’s glue,
- hack saw,
- mitre box,
- joiners,
- wooden dowels,
- wheels,
- cardboard axle holders,
- eyelets (screw eyes),
- straws,
- wood pieces and other materials to construct an incline plane
- (Optional: materials to cover the incline plane surface)