Cars/Trucks: How They're Made & Work Resources

Resource Type Title/Author Comments Check Out Again? Rating
Book/Library Cars and How They Go; Cole, Joanna Wonderful book explains quite complex systems very nicely X 5
Book/Library How It Happens at the Truck Plant; Anderson, Jenna Good overview, nice photographs and explanations X 4
Video/Library How Are Cars Made? (Did You Ever Wonder Series) Look inside an auto plant; good explanations X 3
Video/Library Cars! Cars! Cars! Covers information from the first cars to assembly plants and briefly how engines work. Very nice from a homeschooling perspective since the mother presents the information to "school-aged" kids X 4

Ratings: 5= Excellent, 4= Good, 3=Average, 2=Fair, 1=Poor

 

Back to Resource Study Sheets Page