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About the Workshop

  • Learners build miniature electric cars, then use these in a competitive team challenge. 

  • Teams fine tune their cars following the engineering design cycle of design, build, test and improve. 

  • Teams then investigate the effects of powering their cars with varying quantities of electrical energy, aiming to get their car to stop closest to a target distance. 


This session features as part of the longer Green Drive workshop.

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Student Learning

Curriculum Links: 

  • Generate, develop and communicate their ideas through discussion and annotated sketches.


Skills Builder Framework Links:

  • Listening 

  • Problem solving 

  • Staying positive 

  • Teamwork 

  • Aiming high 

  • Leadership

Logistics and Planning

Needs a large hall space with at least 12m of non carpeted floor space.

Electric Cars

Workshops can be booked on their own and delivered on rotation throughout the day or delivered as part of a series of workshops,

where classes rotate between multiple activities.

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Groups of approximately 30 learners

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Keystage 2 and 3

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40-60 minutes

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