In History, we’ve been discussing Henry Ford and how he revolutionized transportation with the implementation of the assembly line in the creation of his cars.
Here’s a video that briefly explains the genius behind the assembly line and how it made cars more economically and efficiently:
I decided to put our learning into action by using the assembly line format to make cars…made completely out of CANDY!
Yes, yes, I know – I’m the coolest teacher ever 🙂
Here are the supplies you will need for each car:
*You’ll also need some glue dots to stick
all of the different parts together.
Here’s a diagram of the completed “car”
I had the supplies organized ahead of time in buckets for each “assembly line worker”:
We divided into “factories” and each student got a “job.”
They did their job and then passed on the “car” to the next student down the line.
They did their job and then passed on the “car” to the next student down the line.
The gummy bears weren’t part of the original diagram, but I think adding a 20th century driver to our Model T was a nice touch 🙂
This was the final product:
The kids took their “cars” home and were only allowed to eat them after they told their parents 5 facts about early transportation and Henry Ford’s Model T!
Definitely a memorable day in fifth grade! 🙂
Here’s an image if you’d like to pin this idea for later:
You are the coolest teacher EVER!!! That is so awesome! LOVE it!
~Holly
Fourth Grade Flipper
Awesome idea Jess! I'm saving it for when we get to this topic a little later in the year.
Thanks for sharing it!
Michele
Coffee Cups and Lesson Plans
This is so great! I am going to implement this in my 5th grade classroom. Once question, however, as I am planning: how long did it take the students to create the candy cars? Thanks so much for sharing this idea!
-Christine