Key Stage 2 The Life of a Car

by New Horizons Science

• ISBN13: 9780521397612
• ISBN10: 0521397618
• Format: Paperback
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

New Horizons is a complete science course designed to meet the demands of the national curriculum for science from key stage 1 to key stage 4 inclusively. The life of a car is the seventh in a series of ten key stage 2 resource books. These resource books can be used with the New Horizons key stage 2 teacher's file. They reinforce the basic scientific concepts encountered through the activities at key stage 2. They provide vital knowledge and understanding in a lively and informative way. The complete set of books will provide access to the complete programme of study within the science curriculum at key stage 2. The life of a car covers various concepts from Sc 4 including friction, hydraulics and pneumatics,electronics and electrics and Sc3 inluding the properties and uses of materials and fuels in the context of designing and using a car.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Designing the car

Testing the design

Which materials?

Inside the car

Safety tests

Testing on the roads

On the production line

Making the car go

Engine connections

Controlling the car - gears and steering

Controlling the car - braking

Staying on the road - suspension and tyres

The car's trim

The car's electrics

The electronic car

On the road

Dangers on the road

First tests

Saving fuel

Protecting the environment

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