Cardboard Car Research

#1. I believe that decreasing the diameter of the front wheels will significantly impact on the distance that the mousetrap car will travel this

If it moved at a constant speed, it would be straight because the rate of change would be the same. This car accelerated as it moved down the ramp.

After racing our dragsters I came up with a few modifications that would increase the speed of my car. First off, I could have sanded it better and made it a true shell car by making the shape more curved. Secondly, I could have hollowed out the bottom in order to reduce the car’s overall weight. Thirdly, I could have made the car smaller length wise in another attempt to decrease the overall weight. Finally, fourthly, I could have given the car a sleeker and smoother paint job to reduce

Next, the independent variable was the sail car and shed car. The speed acceleration was the dependent variable. The constants marble distance of photogate the angel of the track.

The two types of friction of the mousetrap car are rolling friction and static friction are the two types of friction that may affect the performance of the mousetrap car. The problem of the friction did I encounter and how do you solve them one types of friction i encounter was the static friction I had to take off some glue from the stick that had my wheels and to open eye screws. The factor did take into account to decide the number of wheels you decide to chose for the mousetrap car I saw a video of a car that had 4 wheels and it ran really fast, so I thought a 4 wheeled car would run fast or at least the four meters. What kind of wheels did I use in each axles I use tires as my wheels on each axles. I think the affects on using big wheels

The purpose of this laboratory experiment is to construct a mousetrap vehicle. The vehicle needed to go travel five meters. My partner and I build a mousetrap car that obtain a two-axle vehicle with four CDs making the produce optimum acceleration and travel.

We were given groups to design and make a mousetrap powered car that will roll as far as possible. This will be measured and be put into a graph. We will make three modifications to our mousetrap car over the course of the experiment. We have a variety of different materials, including plastic, wooden wheels and a dowel, screws, mousetrap, blue tack and a piece of string. Forces were acting in a negative way and a positive way on the car. Gravity was pulling the car down to the ground. Uplift was pushing up upon the car against gravity. Drag was also known as friction, holding back the car while it was moving. Thrust was in the cars favour, pushing forward against the force drag. There were also many forms of energy being used and being wasted like heat and sound energy. Potential energy was stored in the mousetrap, propelling itself forward. Kinetic energy was also demonstrated when the car started to roll.

When the mousetrap car moves down the track, the speed of the mousetrap car decreases, therefore my hypothesis was supported. At 1 second, the mousetrap car was traveling at a speed of 3.2 m/s. At 2 seconds, the mousetrap car was traveling at a speed of 2.35 m/s. At 3 seconds, the mousetrap car was traveling at a speed of 1.53 m/s. At 4 seconds, the mousetrap car was moving at a speed of 1.2 m/s. At 5 seconds, the mousetrap car was traveling at a speed of .98m/s. “A car will eventually come to a stop if just allowed to roll as the friction between the road surface and the wheels causes friction that causes the vehicle to stop,”(Examples of Rolling Friction). The evidence supports the claim because the wheels of the mousetrap car are moving

The aim of the experiment is to examine how the acceleration of the car differs when the angle of inclination of the ramp is amplified and to record and analyse findings.

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The mousetrap car, Versace, was tested multiple times to test how far it went. When constructing the car, the group members had different ideas, but all ideas were put into the construction of the car. The car was tested with CDs as wheels and then paper plates as wheels. Each time, when testing the car, the axle gearing had different measurements and distances. The group had finally gotten the best distance on the car. The group was also able to find the kinetic energy of the boat. Then the data from the tests were used to find the efficiency of the car. Overall, the car did very well.

It needed to be smoothed out to make the finest lines as possible or in it's case, it needed to glide efficiently in the air. With only an x-acto knife, tape, and a tupperware cover, I cultivated an undertray system that would create smooth air flow between the car's framework and the road. When set to the test, the RC car crunched crucial seconds in the race with this innovation. In the end, we set third place which was unexpected for it being our first competition.

Simply trace the pattern for the DIY Batmobile bed on your material and cut it out. You will need a jig saw for this step. Once the pieces are cut and painted, then the last step is to assemble the bed and add the mattress.

The car will change its speed when I change the incline of the ramp. I am changing the incline of the ramp to see and how the speed changes.

car will accelerate and how fast it will go. Newton’s second law is the easiest to understand in relation to a car’s acceleration. Newton’s second law mathematically states Force=(mass)(acceleration) (Murphy 78). This law explains why cars that need to accelerate fast should be relatively light in weight compared to other cars. Removing mass, such as a bumper, radio or fancy upholstery reduces the weight of