Classroom lessons about cycling
Crazy bikes
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Crazy bikes
Years 4 – 6
AimsPupils will…
• have a positive attitude to cycling
• understand the design development of the bicycle
• understand the connection between design and function
• create an original bike design
Materials
• Whiteboard and markers
• Pictures of veteran and modern cycles
• Paper
Veteran cycles
• Divide the class into groups.
• Hand out pictures of veteran cycles to each group.
• Ask pupils to guess how long ago bikes were invented and to put cycle pictures in
order starting with the oldest. There are notes on Veteran cycles on the next page.
• Move between the groups listening to discussion adding detail.
• Ensure each group has a spokesperson to report back to the class.
Modern cycles
• Elicit names of modern bikes: mountain, BMX, racing, touring, recumbent, etc.
• Show pupils pictures of different kinds of modern bikes.
• Ask ‘What type of bike is this?’; ‘What could it be used for?’
Hybrid bike (cycling around town) Tandem(cycling with a friend)
Mountain bike (off-road cycling) Post bike(delivering post)
Racing bike(racing) Tricycle(carrying children or shopping)
Touring bike(long distance travel) Recumbent(good for your back)
Folding bike(commuting) Load carrier(for carrying bulky heavy objects)
BMX(stunts)
Design your own fantasy bike
• Hand out a blank sheet of paper to each pupil.
• Ask them to design their own bike and colour it. They need to think about what it would
be used for.
• Draw pupils’ attention to things that can vary on a bike (number/size of wheels, seats,
frame shape colour, etc.)
• Pupils show their completed work to the class and talk through their designs.
Acknowledgement The vetertan bicycles in this section have been reproduced from a book called Early bicycles by
Philip Sumner first published by Hugh Evelyn limited in 1966. The illustrations were drawn by Alan Osbahr. Every effort has been made to find the copyright holder to gain formal permission for their reproduction wthout success.
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1791 ‘Hobby Horse’ Originated in F
rance and
later introduced in England. It was laughed at initially but later became popular throughout Europe. The beam was made of wood and strengthened by metal straps. The wheels were also made of wood but had metal tyres. The rider used his legs alternately to push himself along. 1839 Macmillan The rider used treadles and cranks connected to the rear wheel to move forward. The Macmillan Bicycle is a replica based on contemporary accounts, meant to show that the bicycle was invented in Britain
1861 Michaux This may have been the first bicycle with pedals fixed to the front wheel. 1879 Baylis Thomas ‘Ordinary’ or ‘P
enny F
arthing’
A very popular bicycle during the Victorian era. The rider mounted using a step above the rear forks. The rider enjoyed faster speeds and being higher up. 1884 McCammon ‘Safety’ The first bike driven by a chain that was connected to the back wheel. It was possibly the first bike with full mudguards.
1888 Starley ‘Rover’ This has the standard design of modern bicycles – a diamond frame, two wheels of equal diameter and a rear wheel driven by a chain.
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eteran cycles
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Veteran cycles
Hobby Horse
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Macmillan
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Michaux
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Ordinary
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McCammon ‘Safety’
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Starley ‘Rover’
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Modern cycles
Hybrid bike
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Tandem
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Racing bike
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Touring bike
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olding bike
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Tandem
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P
ost bike
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tricycle
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Recumbent
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Load carrier
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