Moving Systems: Mint Racers Race Team Members: Roshni and Brian

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 Masking tape – 12” 12 inch  50 Notebook Card $25 25  Paper Clips  2 50  Total Spent 525 

Car 1 Test Results Time 0 seconds Distance 0.88 feet Our car was a single wheeled car. It had a weight, which was a straw. It had a square of wax paper on top. Time 0 seconds Distance 0.88 feet

Improving our Design Our Goal: With our $200 we purchased: To make our car fit into the track and to make the wheels turn With our $200 we purchased: 6” of masking tape 1 extra mint Popsicle stick

Car 2 Test Results Time 4.8 seconds Distance 10 feet

Strength Able to make the car fit, stay together, and wheels can roll Design Process Strength Able to make the car fit, stay together, and wheels can roll Future Goal To make sure we have no broken wheels, have more weight so we can make car go faster

Stop arguing, share the work equally, listen to each other Team Collaboration Strength Able to put our ideas together, helped assemble when other person was buying something Future Goal Stop arguing, share the work equally, listen to each other