Moving Systems: Mint Racers Race Team Members: Chloe John

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

The Initial Design

Materials Budget Item Cost per Item Number Purchased Total Cost Lifesaver Mints $75  4  $300 Straw $100  1 $100  Popsicle Stick $50  0  $0 Masking tape – 12”  $50 Notebook Card $25  2 Paper Clips 3   $75 Total Spent $575 

Car 1 Test Results Time 0 seconds Distance 0 feet

Improving our Design Our Goal: With our $200 we purchased: Our goal was to make our car smaller so it fits on the track With our $200 we purchased: We purchased

Car 2 Test Results Time 7.56 seconds Distance 10 feet

Our strength was fixing our car to make it fit on the track Design Process Strength Our strength was fixing our car to make it fit on the track Future Goal To make our car to go faster

Our strength as a team was to work together to make the car better Team Collaboration Strength Our strength as a team was to work together to make the car better Future Goal To add both our ideas together to make a car