1. 3D Car Design Document
Name:
Period:

2. Getting Started! Red Slides List Directions Only!!!
Green Slides are pages YOU need to complete

3. Directions: Pick 2 of the questions below and answer them on the next slide in 2 paragraphs. Search the internet to try to find your answers!
How does mass affect a car’s speed down a ramp?
What role does friction play in a car’s tires?
Do large or small tires make a car go faster?
What does a spoiler do on a car?

4. Research Question 1: Research Question 2:
Answer 1:
Answer 2:

5. Sources: Copy & paste the website addresses you used to get your answers below. MUST HAVE 3!
Example:
List your websites below:
Website 1:
Website 2:
Website 3:

6. Specifications
On the next page you will take screenshots of your car using the SNIPPING TOOL!

7. Note: Delete my pictures and insert your own
Note: Delete my pictures and insert your own! (Click on the picture, click delete
Side View of Car:
Insert your picture here!

8. Note: Delete my pictures and insert your own!
Front View:
Back View:

9. Note: Use the measuring tool to get your Car & Wheel Dimensions.
Car Dimensions: Length: Width: Height:
Wheel Dimensions
Diameter:
Depth:
Insert a picture of your wheel below:

10. TESTING: On the next page you will list all the changes you made to your car when you were testing/racing outside. See the example below.
Trial
Distance
Adjustments 1
12 feet
None just tried the car with no changes 2
15 feet
Used graphite 3
10 feet
Used soap water, graphite, baby oil 4
17 feet
Adjusted the wheel axels 5
20 feet
Added 10 grams of weight to the car 6
16 feet
Added WD40 to the wheels

11. Complete your table below with the DISTANCE and ADJUSTMENTS you made when racing. Click in the boxes below to enter your information.
Trial
Distance
Adjustments 1 2 3 4 5 6

12. Conclusion
In 2 paragraphs tell me what you did to improve the overall speed of your car. What kind of testing did you perform? Explain. What worked and what didn’t? Explain. How did you use math and science when building your car? Explain. Why would this be important in the real world? What did you learn overall?

13. Conclusion:
Answer: