Day 4
Mousetrap car wars.
Energy and power are easily confused. The rate at which energy is released affects the power. By changing the length of the lever arm and the radius of the axel, you can affect the power of your car. To make your car go far, you need to release the energy slowly. To make it go fast, you need to release the energy quickly. You will prepare your car for both a speed and a distance competition. In addition, there will be an accuracy challenge which will require yet another configuration.
Optional
Mousetrap car wars.
Energy and power are easily confused. The rate at which energy is released affects the power. By changing the length of the lever arm and the radius of the axel, you can affect the power of your car. To make your car go far, you need to release the energy slowly. To make it go fast, you need to release the energy quickly. You will prepare your car for both a speed and a distance competition. In addition, there will be an accuracy challenge which will require yet another configuration.
Optional
- Discuss the chapter on Energy from "Energy for Future Presidents" (see Tuesday's "outside of class reading" assignment).
- Prepare for the "extension" week by researching what you might want to do to explore the mousetrap car further. By the end of class, you must submit an "extension proposal" that outlines what you intend to do next week to extend the mousetrap car activity.