Story/Idea:
After a lot of research, we combined different ideas and added our own personal touch to come up with our final idea. We have decided to build a car from scratch that must accelerate on its own, using a mousetrap as our only source of energy. Our goal is to reduce the car's mass to increase its velocity. We are trying to use the lightest materials as possible to maximize our car's velocity. Some of our materials were found within the classroom, some were brought from home, and some were bought from the store.
Materials:
- cardboard
- CD's
- rubber bands
- string
- eye hooks
- mousetrap
- wooden dowels
Blueprint:
Pictured here is our own original blueprint of our Mousetrap Car.
Dynamics of the Blueprint:
- Cardboard body with mousetrap "engine"
- CD wheels (with rubber bands to increase traction)
- Wooden dowel axels
- Eye hooks connected to the base to keep the axels in place
- String attached to lever arm and back axel
When the string is wound on the back axel and the snapper is released the car will accelerate forward.
This looks fantastic! You three are off to a great start. I love the level of detail you have included in your design such as the eye-hooks that affix you axel to the car body!
ReplyDeleteI'm excited to see this project evolve!