Welcome to IMI Autocity
With over 150 #MotorCareers to choose from, IMI Autocity provides you with all things Automotive!
The automotive industry influences everyone, from delivering goods on time to commuters travelling to work and emergency services being able to respond to a crisis, the motor industry helps to keep the country moving.
IMI Autocity is the one-stop-shop for impartial careers information and advice on careers in the Automotive Industry. Whether you are an individual looking to
Welcome to IMI Autocity
With over 150 #MotorCareers to choose from, IMI Autocity provides you with all things Automotive!
The automotive industry influences everyone, from delivering goods on time to commuters travelling to work and emergency services being able to respond to a crisis, the motor industry helps to keep the country moving.
IMI Autocity is the one-stop-shop for impartial careers information and advice on careers in the Automotive Industry. Whether you are an individual looking to
Topic: Budgeting
Context: Drag Racing
This exercise allows the student to “play” with variable factors, to achieve the best result possible when designing their own drag racing vehicle. It will also introduce them to ideas of trade off and value for money.
This IMI life skills activity will support young people to be able to prepare a cash-flow forecast and to understand the importance of cash flow and how to improve it whilst preparing on saving and budgeting to own your first vehicle.
Topic: Finance & money
Context: Buying a Car
This fun activity put life skills into real life situations to help and support young people in their ability to budget successfully and understand how to use their money most effectively. Using the backdrop of Drag Racing and owning your first vehicle the simple activates along with budgeting spreadsheets allows your to understand how to maximise your income and predict spending and unpredictable outgoings.
Topic: Finance & money
Context: Buying a Car
This IMI life skills activity will support young people to be able to prepare a cash-flow forecast and to understand the importance of cash flow and how to improve it whilst preparing on saving and budgeting to own your first vehicle.
Automotive themed complete lesson plans x 12
All lessons are based on real life activities with the motor industry as a backdrop, encompassing sub-sectors such as motorsport, motorcycle, heavy vehicle, motor parts, paint and finishing and sales as well as green issues such as vehicle emissions. The rationale behind “Indicate” is to a) introduce students to the various aspects of the motor industries b) allow students to demonstrate a fluency and confidence in a range of “real life” mathematical techniques and processes in an unfamiliar context.
Lesson overview & support materials
Lesson 1 - Topic: Statistics/Data analysis Context: New Car Sales
A data sheet on the sales of new cars in the UK for a selected month and any associated information needed to complete this topic is provided.
Lesson 2 - Topic: Finance & Money Context: Buying a Car
Lesson 3 - Topic: Shape, Space & Measure Context: Designing a Race Circuit
None.
Lesson 4 - Topic: Sequences and functions Context: Car Emissions
Detailed information (two data tables) and a further handout table provided (for student to complete).
Lesson 5 - Topic: Compound Measures Context: F 1 Lap Times
A table of F1 lap times for three drivers provided.
Lesson 6 - Topic: Budgeting Context: Drag Racing
Support material is provided in the form of a table that lists parts and their relative values depending on their quality (high, medium or low).
Lesson 7 - Topic: Measures Context: Motorcycle Trip
3 supporting data sheets that includes journey itinerary, journey mileage/kms, motorbike technical details (mpg etc).
Lesson 8 - Topic: Shape, Space and Measure Context: Paint Job
None.
Lesson 9 - Topic: Geometry and Measure Context: Heavy Vehicle
None.
Lesson 10 - Topic: Angles and Gradients Context: Off Road
Technical specifications on 4x4 vehicles included
Lesson 11 - Topic: Statistics/Data analysis Context: Vehicle Parts
Prepared tables have been produced for students to present their findings and compare tasks
Lesson 12 - Topic: Statistics/Data analysis Context: Buying a Motorbike
A cash flow chart has been produced for this task for the students to complete
Headlight Maths is a set of Key Stage 3/Key Stage 4 Maths resources we have created with the motor industry providing real-world applications of different areas of the curriculum. To download the FREE full pack register at www.autocity.org.uk
The resources are in PDF form and consist of full Teacher lesson plans (with answers) and Student work books.
This fun activity put life skills into real life situations to help and support young people in their ability to budget successfully and understand how to use their money most effectively. Using the backdrop of Drag Racing and owning your first vehicle the simple activates along with budgeting spreadsheets allows your to understand how to maximise your income and predict spending and unpredictable outgoings.
Topic: Budgeting
Context: Drag Racing
This exercise allows the student to “play” with variable factors, to achieve the best result possible when designing their own drag racing vehicle. It will also introduce them to ideas of trade off and value for money.