---
title: "Design and Technology - Making Fire Engines"
url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/blog/2020-11-05-15-15-00-design-and-technology-making-fire-engines"
school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy"
---

# Design and Technology - Making Fire Engines

   5 November 2020   [Year 2](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/blog/category/year-2)

This week we have started Design and Technology. We will be making our own fire engines! Take a look at our lessons!

![](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/images/images/Makinf-Fire-Engines.png)

### Making Fire Engines

 First lesson all about fire engines!  1.73 MB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/files/documents/classes/DT-Y2-Making-Fire-Engines-Slide1-1-1.pdf)

 Second lesson on wheels, axles and chassis  797 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/files/documents/classes/DT-Y2-Making-Fire-Engines-Slide2-2.pdf)

### Lesson 2 - investingating wheels, axles, and chassis

### We have been very busy designing and making our fire engines!

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