Moving Systems: Mint Racers Race Team Members:

The Challenge To design and create a car that will roll down a track at the fastest possible speed. You only have $700 to purchase supplies to construct your car. at

Materials Budget Item Cost per Item Number Purchased Total Cost Lifesaver Mints $75 4  $300  Straw $100  2 $200  Popsicle Stick $50  1 $50  Masking tape – 12” 1(6inch)  $25  Notebook Card $25 1  Paper Clips $100  Total Spent $700 

Car 1 Test Results Time 3.55 seconds Distance 0.26 Feet

Improving our Design Our Goal: We need to make sure that our wheels are on and make sure they are tight also we want to make sure our axels are on the car. With our $200 we purchased: New wheels Paper clips Index cards

Car 2 Test Results Time 0.08 Distance 0.26

Design Process Strength Getting the right materials and getting good Ideas to improve our car Future Goal Do not rush to get everything done. Next time we will not rush and take things a little bit slower

Strength We talked out our ideas before doing them Team Collaboration Strength We talked out our ideas before doing them Future Goal Try to not talk over each other when the other person is speaking to one another

The Final Race