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.
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.
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.
Electric Cars
Groups of approximately 30 learners
Keystage 2 and 3
40-60 minutes