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Primary resources connected to transport

Resources on methods of transport and transport networks.

Transport is all around us. We use it to get to school and work and to go on holiday or for days out but we also use it to move products and materials around the world and even in to space. Without transport, our lives would be very different.

In this set of resources learners aged 6 to 11 year-olds, can build cars powered by air and wind, design and make a card model of a car body or try a maths based challenge to find stations on a rail network by their journey times. 

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Please note, these resources and experiments have been specifically designed to be carried out with adult supervision or direction as appropriate, and it is recommended that the instructions are followed in a safe manner. All resources and experiments are carried out at your own risk.

Gear ratios

Make a series of spur gears that turn each other, known as a ‘gear train’ to calculate gear ratios and see them working

Go to Gear ratio

How to build a small sail boat

Learn about marine engineering and build a model of a sail boat

Go to How to build a small sail boat

Network Rail maths challenge

A maths-based challenge to find stations on the rail network based on their journey times

Go to Network Rail maths challenge

Aerospace engineers

IET Faraday® DIY Challenge Day for Primary

Go to Aerospace engineers

Build a car that moves

Learn how to make a base of a moving vehicle from card

Go to Build a car that moves - inventors

Calculate journey times

An activity to compare journey times for different modes of transport

Go to Calculate journey times

How to make a cardboard car

Design and make a card model of car body from a net

Go to How to make a cardboard car

Balloon race car

Using air power to race cars!

Go to Balloon race car

Balloon powered car

Making a balloon powered car to learn about forces

Go to Balloon powered cars

Rubber band helicopter

Make a flying rubber band powered helicopter

Go to Rubber band helicopter

How to make a Leonardo da Vinci bridge

An activity to make a bridge where the parts are not joined together!

Go to How to make a Leonardo da Vinci bridge

If you enjoyed the activities around transport, why not try some about the future of flight too?

Future Flight

From designing a system to drop emergency aid from an aircraft to making a model electric aircraft engine, there is lots of get your pupils thinking about the future of flight, renewable energies and modern technologies

Go to Future flight resources

FIRST® LEGO® League

FIRST® LEGO® Explore is an exciting STEM programme which allow children to explore real-world themes and develop key skills from an early age.

Go to FIRST® LEGO® League programmes

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