F1 in Schools
The F1 in Schools Curriculum Resource provides guidance and material to set up a cross-curricular project in your school based around the F1 Class level of the F1 in Schools Technology Challenge (hereafter referred to as the F1 in Schools challenge). The material is intended to be used with students aged between 11 and 14. The resource can be used independently of the challenge, but to make full use of it, it is recommended that your school also participates in the challenge.
The overall aim of the project is to bring the excitement and motivation of Formula One™ racing to school whilst also delivering the curriculum in a real and meaningful way.
The F1 in Schools Curriculum Resource provides 70 lesson plans for staff to deliver a cross-curricular project through art and design, citizenship, design and technology, English, enterprise education, ICT, mathematics, PE and science.
The first sessions for science, maths, design and technology are provided here covering Streamlining, Calculating Speed and Specification.
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Design and Technology - Specification
In this session, students start to plan the creation of their team’s car by writing a specification for its design. Before starting the brief for their own car, students are encouraged to use the “Guess the function” activity from F1 in schools Curriculum Resource to relate function and form. From this starting…
Mathematics - Calculating Speed
Using the F1 in schools curriculum resource students will need to to apply their knowledge of speed, time and distance to calculate the speed of an F1 car using real race data. Students are presented with a circuit map of Monaco showing speeds in mph and Kph, the gear used and target times at different points on the circuit. They…
4/5- Publication year: 2010 to date
- Activity sheet
Regulations for F1 Challenge
This PDF file from F1 in schools covers the Rules & Regulations 2010/11 Championship Season. The rationale behind the challenge, how to get started, the materials and processes required are thoroughly described. Schools will need to acquaint themselves fully with these regulations if they wish to participate in the challenge…
Science - Streamlining
This session involves conducting an experiment to discover how shape affects the movement of a solid through a liquid, which in some respects is similar to the movement of cars along a racing track. This session can get very messy, but it is great fun. HEALTH and SAFETY Any use of a resource that includes a practical activity must…
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