Year 2 - Design and technology
Design specification for wheeled vehicles
Wheels and axles: vehicles
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Unit Summary
This unit develops pupils' knowledge of wheels and axles. The characteristics of woods will be introduced. Pupils will analyse different vehicles and their structure to design and make their own vehicle.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explore a vehicle and create a design specification for a vehicle.
Key Notes
- A car has a chassis, body, wheels, axles, axle holders and an engine or motor.
- Creating a design specification for a vehicle will help to design and make a finished product.
- The design specification might include - travels in a straight line, has four wheels, wheels run freely.
Vocabulary To Learn
- axle: a rod that holds a wheel in place and allows it to turn
- chassis: the framework of a vehicle that supports the body and engine
- engine: a machine that helps a vehicle to move
- axel holder: the part where the axle goes through to hold it in place but still allow it to rotate
- design specification: describes what a product has to do
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- An axle must hold two wheels.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
A car has a chassis, body, wheels, axles, axle holders and an engine or motor. Creating a design specification for a vehicle will help to design and make a finished product.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'axle'
a rod that holds a wheel in place and allows it to turn.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: An axle must hold two wheels. Correction: The axle might hold one or two wheels. The axle can turn with the wheel.
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