Bicycles

We want to know

-how do you make them
-how they go faster
-the fastest bicycle rider
-how the wheels and handlebars are made
-why does it go faster than a scooter

What we did

Poem
"The World's Fastest Bicycle" Ken Nesbitt http://www.poetry4kids.com/poem-381.html

My bicycle's the fastest
that the world has ever seen;
it has supersonic engines
and a flame-retardant sheen.

My bicycle will travel
a gazillion miles an hour --
it has rockets on the handlebars
for supplemental power.

The pedals both are jet-propelled
to help you pedal faster,
and the shifter is equipped
with an electric turbo-blaster.

The fender has a parachute
in case you need to brake.
Yes, my bike is undeniably
the fastest one they make.

My bicycle's incredible!
I love the way it feels,
and I'll like it even more
when Dad removes the training wheels.

videos and websites
girl on a unicycle- amazing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbveVoGVl5c
history of bicycles and pictures of old and new bicycles- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle
world's best unicyclist Peter Rosendahl- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jEZ51RRfXY

Math
learned-
uni, bi, tri, quad, pent, hex, hept, oct, non, deci, centi, milli

cut out the wheels and glue the right number in each box

wrote word family

ike: bike, like, dike, sike, etc.

riding a bike

Ezra learned to ride a two wheeler! I need to get him a bike now as promised. Mike taught him on Saturday. It was a rough start, but after a while he could do it! Good job Ez!