Summary
The class shrinks into a car engine to find out what makes it go. They see how fuel and small explosions get turned into motion.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
The class shrinks into a car engine to find out what makes it go.
- Where does a car get the energy to move?
- How does burning fuel make parts move?
- Why does an engine need so many parts working together?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: engine, fuel, energy.
Try it: Explain the path from fuel to a turning wheel in three steps.