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Watch these big machines work. Think about what each machine does. Discuss with your class.
What does the dump truck do?
What does the truck-crane do?
What does the bulldozer do?
The excavator lifts dirt into the dump truck that carries it away.
The cement truck mixes cement, sand, gravel, and water to make concrete. Watch the builders pour the concrete.
You’ll find many more kid-friendly videos of trucks and trains at Things that Go TV.
Watching construction equipment lets students see forces at work. Encourage them to discuss what each machine does, using “work words” like PUSH and LIFT and MOVE.
Each of these made-for-kindergarteners videos introduces a different type of construction equipment.
Bulldozers push piles of dirt and sand.
Cranes lift heavy objects.
Trucks of all kinds carry or pull heavy things from one place to another.
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