Making a car body

In this series of activities pupils will learn about nets and wheels and axles. They will combine these technologies to make the base and body for a vehicle made from card.

This activity introduces the builds on knowledge of nets to make a complex three-dimensional shape suitable for the body shell of a car. It could be used at Key Stage 1 to develop practical skills making nets.

Activity info, teachers' notes and curriculum links

In this activity, pupils will make a card model of a car body from a net.

The activity sheet includes teachers' notes, useful web links, and links (where appropriate) to the national curriculum in each of the four devolved nations; England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

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