Engines, Wheels, and Wings: The High Speed Playlist
13 videosGet ready for a speedy adventure! This BBC Learning Hub playlist, packed with clips from Grace’s Amazing Machines, takes students on a high-octane journey through land, sea, and sky. From gyrocopters and tugboats to superbikes and supercars, each video introduces a powerful machine — and the science that makes it move.
Perfect for teaching concepts like forces and motion, energy, friction, and transportation technology, these clips are a fun, fast-paced way to explore how things go, glide, float, and fly. Each video comes with discussion questions, hands-on activities, and more to help kids think, tinker, and learn like real engineers. Buckle up — it’s going to be a wild ride!
Lesson Express
Q: How did railways impact the Industrial Revolution?
A: They provided a fast, reliable, and cost-effective means of transporting goods, raw materials, and people over long distances, which was crucial for industrial growth. Railways enabled factories to receive raw materials quickly and to ship finished goods to markets far away, increasing production and trade efficiency.
Q: How did the Industrial Revolution change where people lived?
A: People moved from the country to the city, both in England and across the world.
Q: Would you have gone on the first locomotive ride? Why or why not? What were the risks?
A: Student responses will vary.