The Bicycle Project

Children love bicycles and many know, or are learning, how to ride one when they come to us in the early years. This project takes students through a scientific inquiry, includes mechanics, hands-on drawing and planning, making bicycles, and field trip ideas.

The Phases
The opening section provides an overview of the project. Use the links to quickly link to the page, or wait and review the whole project on its homepage.

Phase 1 - Anticipatory web about bicycles and bicycle stores

PHASE 1

Phase 2 - Cooperative, large-scale model building and smaller, individual building opportunities

PHASE 2

Phase 3  - Culminating activity of a bike show including invitations

PHASE 3

Phase 4  - An in-depth reflection by the educators involved including ways they would enhance and change the activity.

PHASE 4

Look For...
The line drawing by the students and the opportunities to use every day materials to create small-scale, individual replicas.

The whole project can be found at: THE BICYCLE PROJECT

Helpful Resources
THE DOCUMENTATION PANEL

Duck on a Bike, by David Shannon

The Red Racer, by Audrey Wood