What a good class discussion with my Year 9 this afternoon!
We took some interesting data as to the top speeds that can be achieved by their cars – no, my dear Focus did not go into the conversation – and wondering why cars needed such a speed, if the legal speed is around 120-130 km/h pretty much everywhere in the world. (Yes, Germany is an exception)
So I then asked students to think what new features they should incorporate – in cars, in roads, perhaps even in laws – so that those speeds were accessible, and what the problems are.
We are thinking of the cars of the future.
And some people got there before we did – I just found this series on Discovery Channel called “Future Car“- and it looks certainly interesting! Here are the first 10 minutes of the first episode to get you in the mood…
Now it is your turn – have your say! How do you want your Future Car to be?
(Oh and by the way, comments are moderated, so they may take some time to appear after you have sent them – remember to include your name!)
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September 3rd, 2008 at 6:14 pm
Hey Rafa, wow what a good blog.
Ah but I am just a beginner and will take things slowly …
My own feeling about speedy cars is the following: If the Spanish, and other governments, are serious about the crisis and the cost of fossil fuels etc. then here’s a simple way to save huge amounts of fuel – Reduce the speed limit to 100 kmh for cars and 80 kmh for trucks. It really wouldn’t make much difference to a nation’s economy but the money saved would be tremendous.
September 4th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
Ahhh Mr Ribas! Good to see that you are still edublogging and it’s nice to see that the pupils are doing such good work.
I won’t bother to comment on the future car as I failed my driving test three times, so the slower they go the better it is for you!
October 20th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
i love the video about extreme speed mr.rivas!!!!!how are you anyway??i hope fine cheers