--- title: "Investigating axels" url: "https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2025-05-02-16-02-00-investigating-axels" school: "Scotforth St Paul's C of E Primary & Nursery School" --- [Start your school journey with us! Book a visit for September 2027 school starters](https://www.scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/parents/admissions) # Investigating axels ![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/blog/IMG_0646.jpeg) 2 May 2025 [Mr Manning](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/author/dmanning) [Class of 2022](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/category/class-of-2022) This afternoon, we were investigating axels for our new DT topic on vehicles. The children were given some materials and had to work out how to make a moving vehicle. It was tricky but we managed to make some good ones. We will use this knowledge to design and make our own vehicles later this term. [Year 2](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/tag/year-2) [DT](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/tag/dt) [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_6723.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2025-05-01-20-10-00-egyptian-day-in-year-3-2025) Previous ### [Egyptian Day in Year 3 (2025)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2025-05-01-20-10-00-egyptian-day-in-year-3-2025) [![](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_6827.jpeg)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2025-05-06-17-46-00-drama-workshop-in-y3) Next ### [Drama Workshop in Y3](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2025-05-06-17-46-00-drama-workshop-in-y3) - ![Healthy Schools](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/healthyschoolslogo(3)_(1).jpeg) - ![Ofsted](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/Ofsted_Good_GP_Colour(1).jpeg) - ![Vines](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/Outlook-gg5hcrqw_(2)_(1).png) - ![QM](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/Quality_Mark_5_March_2015(2)_(1).jpeg) - ![Blackbrun Diocese](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/Blackburn_Diocese_(1)_(1).jpeg) - ![School Gold Award](https://files.schudio.com/scotforth-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-nursery-school/images/partners/SG-L1-3-gold-2022-23(4).jpeg) ##### Location Scotforth Rd Lancaster LA1 4SE ##### Contact Us 01524 65379 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Scotforth.St.Pauls) - [Office staff (Mrs Malin and Mrs Pearce)](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/contact) © Copyright 2017–2026 Scotforth St Paul's C of E Primary & Nursery School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://scotforth-st-pauls.lancs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)