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Difficulty rating: Easy
Get creative and decorate your bike, bag or scooter using recycled bits and pieces.
What you'll need
Other things you might need
Instructions
Using the items you have collected, decorate your bike, scooter or bag.
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Difficulty rating: Easy
Today, we're walking, waddling and wiggling our way through the day.
What you'll need
Why walking?
Walking is such a great way to get about. It's not expensive and it gives you time to connect with the world around you.
Get your day off to an active start with this fun activity.
Instructions
Let's get mathematical
Why not get your family members to join in and put your steps together so you can reach even further?
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Instructions
Answer as many questions as you can.
Activity 1
Have a look at a bike, either your own or online.
What do you think are the most common problems that may need to be fixed while out on a bike ride?
Activity 2
Name 5 tools you could use to fix a puncture.
Remember, some bikes have quick-release wheels while others are held in place with a bolt.
Activity 3
The table below lists some essential toolbox items to keep your bike running smoothly.
Describe how you would use each tool.
You may need to do a little research, examine a bike up close, or ask an adult at home.
Equipment |
How is it used? |
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Tyre levers | |
Multi tool with different sized Allen (hex) keys | |
Metric spanners (sizes 8 to 15mm) | |
A ratchet / socket set | |
Screw driver (flat head and Phillips) | |
Chain breaker | |
Inner tube | |
Oil and grease | |
Old toothbrush |
Activity 4
The Allen or hex key was invented by Mr Allen Keyes? True or False.
Take a look at our M-check video and step-by-step easy guide to check your bike is safe to ride.
Remember
Difficulty rating: Medium
It's important to understand your own personal feelings and those of other people.
And to recognise emotions for what they are; feelings. They come and go and they change.
Today, we'll play a game that's fun, but allows us to talk about something very important too. How we're feeling.
What you'll need
The object of the game is to give clues for players to guess an emotion without naming it.
Example:
“You might feel this way if you are not allowed to go to your friend’s house”. Answer: Frustrated.
Instructions
The more you make, the more fun you can have!
Here's a few emotions to get you started:
How to play the game
How many emotions can you guess in 1 minute?
Once you've gone through all the emotion cards. Why not start again but this time acting out the emotions? Like charades.
Time to think
What emotions do you feel when you walk and cycle?
Pick some negative emotions from your cards. How do walking, cycling and scooting change these?
Difficulty rating: Medium/Hard, you may need support from an adult
Your mission is to write your name in large letters on a map using the streets around your house.
What you'll need
How to print from Google Maps: Go to www.google.co.uk/maps and choose the area. Click on the three dots menu in the top right corner of the screen, select print, choosing landscape for layout.”
Ever wanted to write your name in large letters across the place where you live?
It might be frowned upon by the police if you start covering the place with graffiti. It is possible to do so if you follow this mission.
Instructions
Look at a map of the area around your house. If you look closely at the streets you can see different patterns.
You might even be able to make out letters.
On your next walk, scoot or cycle - can you follow the route on the map of your initials or name?
Activity 1
Puncture, chain breaking, brake rub i.e. brakes rubbing against the rim creating a swooshing sound, wheels coming loose and gears jumping.
Puncture repair kit (containing sandpaper, patches/self-adhesive patches, glue, chalk), tire levers, spare inner tube, pump, and spanner if your bike does not have quick-release wheels.
Equipment |
How is it used? |
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Tyre levers | Used to remove the tire from the rim so you can access the inner tube and inspect the wheel. |
Multi tool with different sized Allen (hex) keys |
A hand-tool that combines all the basic tools you need on one gadget, to fix your bike and get you home safely. Allen keys are the most used tool for any rider. They are a hexagonal screw driver which allow you to take apart and re-assemble nearly every part of your bike. |
Metric spanners (sizes 8 to 15mm) | Spanners come in a range of sizes. Smaller spanners i.e. 8, 9 and 10mm are usually used to adjust the nuts that hold the cables in place. Larger spanners may be used to adjust mud guards, reflectors, lights, seats, handle bars and wheels. |
A ratchet / socket set | This allows you to turn a nut or bolt faster without having to reposition the tool on each turn. |
Screw driver (flat head and Phillips) | Makes lots of minor adjustments e.g. to lights, reflectors and angle of seat. |
Chain breaker | Separates chain links to allow you to remove the chain and fix it. |
Inner tube | Sits beneath the tire and contains a value which inflates or deflates the tube. The inflated tube is what gives you a comfortable ride. This is where you will need to fix a puncture. |
Oil and grease | Used to lubricate your chain and cables. |
Old toothbrush | Great for cleaning the dirt away from those hard to reach areas. |
False. The famous Allen key hexagonal shape dates back as far as the 1860’s.
However it was patented in by William G. Allen around 1910.
Although it is unlikely that he invented it, he appears to have been the first to have manufactured it commercially.