VIP Class Notes (Whitney)

Homework

Read “Bicycles and Cars” and answer the following questions:

  1. A person uses their _____ to make a bicycle move? 
    Hands
    Keys
    Feet
  2. Most cars use _____ to get power?
    Gasoline
    Wheels
    People
  3. What kind of technology do cars use?
  4. Are pedals an important part of the bicycle and car technology? Explain why or why not?

Vocabulary

technology [n] new machines from research and science
Airplanes use different types of technology to fly.

glider [n] 
smaller aeroplanes that are a lot like paper aeroplanes
Gilders use wind technology to fly.

hand levers [n] used to control the glider
The glider pilot uses hand levers to control the glider.

Reading

Airplane: Jet Engine Technology
Glider: Wind Technology & Air Technology
Bicycles: Wheel Technology
Cars: Motor Technology

Writing Activity: