In Design and Technology, we have begun an exciting new project. Our design brief is: to make a self-powered ‘slingshot car’, including the design and construction of the car body that can race against those of my classmates. 

• Prior to building, we discussed how car designs have developed and evolved over many years dating back when a horse and cart was a common mode of transport.
• We have learnt that the chassis is the frame (structure) of a car and it’s function is to support the car from underneath.

To make the chassis, we had to lay four lollipop sticks in a square with the ends over lapping and then Miss Beacom used the glue gun to stick them together. 

We then had to add three more lollipop sticks to one edge of the original square to create a second square before gluing them together.

Next, we had to thread a piece of dowel (a long wooden stick) through a straw and slot the wheels over each end of the dowel.

After that, we used the glue gun to secure the wheels in place on either end of the dowel. 

In our next D&T lesson, we will be designing a suitable car body to cover our chassis before we begin building them. Watch this space for more updates and progress pictures of our slingshot cars!