Learning Objective: Explore and evaluate a range of existing products with wheels and axles.
Wheels are everywhere around us! Watch the video below explaining how wheels work.
Can you name 10 things which have wheels?
Why do they all have wheels?
What is the job of a wheel?
What is the job of an axle?
Can you draw a picture of what a car looks like underneath?
car,bus,wheel chair, bicycle, motorbike, dump truck, tuk – tuk, fire truck, scooter. Because they want to go. turning around. To connect the two wheels.
Did you watch the video?
Yes Miss Barr
Well done Hiyab. Wheels help things to move as it is easier to roll something than drag. Most of the time wheels are used on vehicles like cars, buses and tuk-tuks but they are also used on things like wheelbarrows. Can you work out why?