By: Carrie Brown, Jim Carter, Micah Walker, Conner Reynolds Mousetrap Car By: Carrie Brown, Jim Carter, Micah Walker, Conner Reynolds

Task Outline Team Project Coordinator- Carrie Brown Design Coordinator- Micah Walker Testing Coordinator- Jim Carter Presentation Coordinator- Conner Reynolds

Approved materials list Design Elements Design A Mousetrap Car Design restrictions Approved materials list Elements of design Chassis issues Engine issues Drivetrane issues Weight Proper structure/stability Strength Mouse trap falls off. String breaks. Ruler snapping. Friction Axel placement. Not having good rotation .

Initial Design Flow Chart Research Ideas/Brainstorm Design Element Issues Chose Best Solution Design Car (schematic drawing) Gathered Materials for the car. Drilled holes for the axels Built the car Tested the car

Revision Flow Chart We adjusted the wheels. After the first trial we made the following revisions: We adjusted the wheels. We added weight to the left side. Using pennies and binder clips. One of the wheels fell off and we had to glue it back on. We added to the wheel weight using pennies.

Schematic

Design Process Four CDs as wheels Wooden sticks for axels Three pieces of wood was used for the chassis. Mousetrap as engine Attached to the mousetrap a ruler Attached to ruler a string which is wrapped around the axel.

Mousetrap Car

Testing the car

VIDEO

The car in action.

Group Picture

First Run

Second Run

Velocity Graph

Acceleration Graph