Parts, Paint and a Moving Line: teacher key

How Cars Are Made, grade 2 edition, written for 2nd grade. Find out how Henry Ford sped up car building, how cars get painted, and what happens to old cars.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What did the moving line cut?
   • The tires
   • The time to build a Model T (answer)
   • The roof
2. What does primer do?
   • Makes the car fly
   • Adds seats
   • Makes the surface smooth (answer)
3. What colors did early Model Ts come in?
   • Only pink
   • Red, green, blue and gray (answer)
   • Only plaid
4. What happens to the steel of old cars?
   • It is lost
   • It is melted and used again (answer)
   • It is eaten
5. Why could more families buy a Model T later?
   • It got wings
   • It was free
   • The price fell (answer)

Words

• primer: first paint layer
• winch: rope puller
• recycled: used again