Diggers and Dumpers
Make a fact file about the different vehicles used on the Olympic Park
ODA Construction Kit resources provided
- Images of different vehicles that worked at the Olympic Park
- Construction vehicle fact file Vehicles on the Olympic Park - 44.30kb
Use the images and facts to find out about the construction vehicles used on the site.
- Download the fact file, read the descriptions of the vehicles and find a matching picture from the image bank.
- Discuss which of the vehicles would be used:
- in demolition
- in clearing the ground
- in cleaning the soil
- lifting heavy weights
- laying foundations
- keeping the site free from dust
- working on tall buildings
- creating a finished surface.
Outcome
Make a fact file of three or four vehicles in which they identify the vehicle and describe its function. This could be a puzzle book in which they give three clues on one page and then reveal the picture and caption on the next page.
For example:
What am I?
- I can be used for knocking buildings down
- I can be used for lifting heavy materials
- I have a boom, bucket and cab on a rotating platform.
Answer: long arm digger.
Extension
- Look at images of tower cranes and talk about the importance of counter-balancing the long arm or jib with a shorter arm and weights. Make a model of a crane which demonstrates this principle.
- How would a winch work if it was attached to the structure? How stable is their finished model? Do you agree that a crane must be able to lift heavy weights, be stable enough not to topple and strong enough not to rupture or break?
