Jake Holdmann -- Abdula
Tommy Franceschini
Rat Trap
Tommy Franceschini
Rat Trap
We will make a car that is medium in length with a rat trap to propel it. We will also use smaller wheels in both the front and back, with weights in the back to keep the friction between the wheels and ground.
be careful of total length!!
Materials List: Our rat trap will be 15cm x 10cm
- rat trap- $2.50
- cardboard tube- .25 cents
- rubber bands- .10 cents
- string- .20 cents
- plastic rods- $1.00
- washers- $1.00
- balloons- $1.00
Justification
We are making a car with a light frame and a rat trap to give it a lot of power. We will add weights on the back so that gravity keeps friction between the wheels and the ground good idea The balloons and rubber bands will also create friction with the ramp. Our car will have a large acceleration at the beginning hoping that it will be fast enough to reach the top of the hill. This speed combined with the medium mass of the car will create enough momentum to destroy any car on the track.
We are making a car with a light frame and a rat trap to give it a lot of power. We will add weights on the back so that gravity keeps friction between the wheels and the ground good idea The balloons and rubber bands will also create friction with the ramp. Our car will have a large acceleration at the beginning hoping that it will be fast enough to reach the top of the hill. This speed combined with the medium mass of the car will create enough momentum to destroy any car on the track.
what about all the rest of the physics explanation??
