Home School Program

"Autos and Assembly Lines"

Tuesday, October 16 

12:30-1:30pm for ages 5-7

2:00-3:00pm for ages 8-12 

 

Students will jump back in time and take a job on Henry Ford's moving assembly line during this hour-long home school program. Participants will examine models of the six simple machines and look for correlating examples on the 1913 Model T automobile. A discussion of Ford's innovative use of the moving assembly line helps students explore how machines can help people do their work faster and better. The lesson culminates in a Lego challenge where students form teams, become workers on an assembly line and try to improve their efficiency as they build Lego cars.  

 

The fee to participate is $8 per member child and $10 per non-member child. For more information and to register, click here.