Resource Type |
Title/Author |
Comments |
Check Out Again? |
Rating |
Book/Library |
Cars and How They Go; Cole, Joanna |
Wonderful book explains quite complex systems
very nicely |
X |
5 |
Book/Library |
How It Happens at the Truck Plant;
Anderson, Jenna |
Good overview, nice photographs and
explanations |
X |
4 |
Video/Library |
How Are Cars Made? (Did You Ever Wonder
Series) |
Look inside an auto plant; good explanations |
X |
3 |
Video/Library |
Cars! Cars! Cars! |
Covers information from the first cars to
assembly plants and briefly how engines work. Very nice from a
homeschooling perspective since the mother presents the information to
"school-aged" kids |
X |
4 |
Toy |
Building toys: K'nex, Brio Builder, Tinker
Toys, Lego, etc. |
Build different kids of cars and trucks. Find
which designs roll best down a gradual slope, a steep slope and on a
level surface. |
|
5 |
Toy/Experiment |
Building toys: K'nex, Brio Builder, Tinker
Toys, Lego, etc. |
Create an assembly line where one person
assembles one part of a toy car and then passes it to the next person
who adds another part. Experiment to learn what works best to equally
share the work. Talk about working together. |
|
5 |
Toy/Art |
Same building toys as above |
Draw a set of pictures on the steps to
assemble the toy car made above. |
|
4 |
Video |
Building toys described above, video camera |
Make a video of the car assembly process
above. Allow the child(ren) to narrate the steps. |
|
5 |
Field Trip |
Go to a place where cars can be safely
observed. |
Look for things learned from the books and
videos. |
|
4 |