Extensions:

Quarter Mile Fun This activity allows you to build a motor, put it in a car of your choice and then race it down the quarter mile!

Replacement auto parts This lesson involves locating parts for a car that needs repairs.

GM Performance Parts engine dyno This is an online engine simulation.  It starts with choosing the various components, installing them and then your completed engine is dyno tested to find out how much horse power it will make.

Engine Animation This video shows both the construction and operation of a four cylinder four stroke engine.  One of the best out there.

Dancing the Four Step lesson is used to demonstrate how the four-cylinder, four-stroke engine works using students as props in the demonstration.

Internal Combustion Engine lesson is used to observe how air is compressed in an internal-combustion engine by making a model of a piston.

GM Education Designed to educate students about science, math, and technology issues, GM's educational web site is a tool for both teachers and students. This web site provides educators with materials for use in the classroom as well as easy access to GM's educational initiatives and partnerships.
 

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Four Stroke Engine

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