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

2. 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

3. The Initial Design

4. 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 

5. 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

6. 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

7. Car 2 Test Results
Time
4.8 seconds
Distance
10 feet

8. 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

9. 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