Wheels and Axles
on the Race Car
Grade Level: Pre-K
Science, Language, Large and Small Motor Skill Development
Special Considerations: Students may take their completed projects back to school.
Program Description: Race cars and wheels are connected to more than just the track surface. Students will learn about three simple machines that are used in NASCAR, including inclined planes, levers and wheels, and axles. Students will learn to create an inclined plane to demonstrate how race cars move on banked (angled) tracks, utilize simple leverage with various machines (such as a jack, pedals on a car and more) and explore how wheels and axles work together.
Curriculum Standards:
National: National Association for the Education of Young Children: 2G Science; 2.G.2; 2G.5; 2G.7; 2G.11
North Carolina: Supports the wheel and simple machine study units by NC and pre-K standards of learning.
South Carolina: MTE-1; MTE-4; MTE-5; CD-3