School Based Activities
Tipper TrucksActivity Content:
A pneumatics activity suitable for years 3 and 4, taking approximately 2 - 2 1/2 hours.
Pupils work well working in pairs.
We discuss some of the properties of air; it is all around us; we can feel the wind; see its effects on trees etc. We use a pair of connected syringes to show that air can be squashed and that they can be used to transfer a force from one place to another. We explain the use of pneumatics in automatic doors. Real tipper trucks use a liquid instead of air, but we shall use air to make a tipping mechanism. The children build a model tipper truck and are then invited to design a cabn to protect the driver. We provide a wide range of other materials so that the children can design and make their own special bodywork, limited only be their own imagination.
The session concentrates on QCA D&T unit 3C linking it to Science: forces.
Design and Technology, Science
The session will
* Provide the experience of making a simple pneumatically operated truck
* Develop practical skills in assembling the truck
* Provide opportuity to use knowledge from the National Curriculum in Science.
Objectives
* To acquire the construction and assembly skills required to make the vehicle
* To learn new vocabulary related to the activity
* To evaluate the model
* To suggest modifications, to make and test them
* To add bodywork of their own design to the model.
We provide:
* Tuition for a half day session with your class
* A set of models (normally one between two pupils)
* Work books for pupils' use. Ideas for extending the session afterwards incorporating elements of the National Curriculum in Science
* A list of spares together with a supplier's address from whom the school can replenish consumables.
We will bring:
* Boards to protect your tables
* Our pre-packed kits for your pupils
* Simple hand tools
* A range of other materials for your pupils to use in the realisation of their designs.
For further information or to book a session for your school, please contact:
Marie Roberts - Tel: 0161 295 6374 Fax: 0161 295 2655
Email: mrobertssalford@aol.com