Get students excited about engineering with this fun and relatable design challenge! In this lesson, learners explore how wheels and axles work together to reduce friction and help vehicles move more efficiently. Using their understanding of simple machines, students design and build a vehicle that can carry a stuffed animal driver for the longest possible distance. Through creative problem-solving, testing, and iteration, learners discover how balance, alignment, and material choice affect motion. The excitement of racing stuffed-animal drivers makes this engineering lesson an instant classroom favorite!
Student workReal student work from Vehicle CreationWhat’s includedA quick tour of the full Digital LessonWhat’s includedShows the full Digital Lesson. The Mini Lesson has the same core pages, shorter.
