Dear Bloggers,

Year 2 has been working with wheels, axles and gears.

This lesson they were given the challenge to design a Popcorn cart that was:

• stable
• had a moving sign operated with a handle
• mobile
• able to hold popcorn

 

Kynan and Dominic pictured below, in one short hour, produced the most amazing results.

Their cart could steer as the steering wheel moved the front axle, had a mechanism using a crown and spur gear to turn the sign, the gearing ratios turned the sign slowly  for ease of reading, the turning handle was easy to access, there were multiple trays to hold the popcorn and the drivers had a seat.  The sign was double sided, clear and only contained significant words -‘ popcorn’ … the product , ‘delicious’ …. an enticing adjective and ‘a smiley face’ … an inviting and happy graphic.

WOW boys  – well done.

 

 

 

 

Needless to say the other students in Year 2 also produced brilliant models and worked very well.

Have a look in the gallery below.

Thanks for calling by

Mrs Garlick