Racer Recomendations

My experience overall with the Mouse trap vehicle challenge project was fun and knowledgeable.What went well for our team was that we all got along with each other. Our vehicle worked the first time it was tested so it was well thought through.


Some tips that would help the activity work more successfully would be to think about how the axles will turn if your gluing things together.You want to make sure your vehicle doesn't wobble and the there isn't a lot of friction because it will slow it down.

Race Day

Our Mouse trap vehicle in the first distance run.

My teams  vehicle went around the 16m mark when we raced it to see how far it went.

Our vehicle in the second distance run.

In the drag race our vehicle the string on wound right wen the teacher said go and we set it off any ways and it didn't move so we were qualified.

Our mouse Trap vehicle on race day.

If i had the chance to modify my teams vehicle i would fix the wheels because the wheels were wobbly and it the didn't wobble the probably would have went farther. Other than that i thought the vehicle had a pretty good design.

My teams Mouse trap vehicle on test day.

If i could completely design and build a new car  i would use a CD rather than a record for the front wheel because i think that using the CD will make the vehicle go faster and i would add a balloon on the wheel because it would add traction. Other than that i would keep the design the same other than maybe making the chastity shorter i liked the design and would keep it the same. 

Our Third distance run on the track.

Our mouse trap vehicles was consistent it went 10m+ each time we ran it down the track.

 

My teams second run on the track.

Our first run on the track.

Mouse trap vehicle test day

In physics we have been making our mouse trap vehicles which is our second challenge project and last monday was our test day we were to have a working prototype. My group did have a working vehicle. Our vehicle is very reliable, durable and effective as it worked all the times we tested it and it did break. The vehicle is safe a easy to operate.

Picture of our groups vehicle being preped for a run.

Our vehicle's path isn't completly straight but it doesn't go outside the set 2 m it stays within 1 m. It  doesnt fade to far to the left or right.

Picture of the vehicle being set up, just about to be set off.

The vehicle went  12 m then back 6 the first time then it went about 14m it then went 17m then 14m then around the 14 again so it is pretty persistante.

Front view of our mouse trap vehicle.

We aren't making any major changes other than reversing the front fo rhe back and winding it different.

So latley in physics we have been learning about motion and we are starting our 2nd challenge project.This will be one of the posts related to it.

I tink that a light wieght material for the chastity would be critical for the design because i think it may move it faster or farther.

Today in physics class we went over electric force and had electroscopes demenstrated for use.

Today in physics we did a work sheet and talked about static electricity.

Paper Tower Competition!!!!

This is my groups tower.

Our tower held 1500 grams which is 500 grams  less than the amount needed. It was 36 cm tall the exact height it was supposed to be. Here are the pictures of who got tallest, strongest, and most attractive tower.

Strongest tower it supported 5500 grams. Photo by Mr bertram.

Tallest tower 44.0 cm. Photo by Mr.bertram.

The most attractive tower. Photo by Mr.bertram.

I found the competition the most rewarding because you had built and then knowing that the tower you built actually can suppot weight.

The tower was pretty well the smae as we had planned. We thought the poles maybe would be smaller but the bigger ones worked better. An be didn't have supports in the original plan.

I woul put support beamsgoing out around it in a triangle shape to help support the tower. If this was done then the tower would have been more balanced and would have held more.

Here are some video clips of our tower durng competition. 

This a clip of the tower being set up.

Our tower holding 1000 grams.