Purpose

To help students identify the parts of an engine.

Materials

2 flyswatters and 1 transparency with names or pictures of various parts

Procedure

1. Divide the class into two teams.
2. Display the transparency.
3. Call students up, two at a time (one per team), to answer questions; the first to swat the correct answer gets a point for their team.
4. Repeat until all students have gone, maybe longer.

Follow-up

Engine acting.

Suggested questions

What are the important parts of an engine?
What does the engine do and what is its function?