A website, archive and interactive space celebrating one of Britain's most innovative engineers and inventors, Frederick Lanchester
An engaging Design and Technology lesson for KS2 and KS3. Students design a Lanchester car for 2040 thinking about using different materials and energy sources as well as how industry designs products for consumers.
Lanchester Car Design Challenge sheet
Lanchester Car Design Challenge – Lesson Plan
Lanchester Interactive Archive- Lanchester Car Design Challenge Powerpoint
An engaging lesson for KS3 and KS4 English based upon the power of advertising….
A STEM based lesson for KS2 and KS3 students exploring Fred Lanchester’s glider experiments from…
A local history focused history lesson for KS2 and KS3 students exploring Coventry’s experience during…
A fun history lessons for KS2 and KS3. Students work on developing critical thinking, chronological…
In 1907 Fred published ‘Aerodynamics‘, the first part of his two volume publication called ‘Aerial…
Lanchester Motor Company was bought out by Birmingham Small Arms Ltd and managed by another…
In the same year (1895) that he developed the first all-British motor car and…
In December 1902 Fred patented an invention that offered ‘…an improved form of brake mechanism…