1. Moving Systems: Mint Racers
Race Team Members:
Elena Dudkina
Michael Terkanian

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. Materials Budget Item Cost per Item Number Purchased Total Cost
Lifesaver Mints
$75 3 
 $225
Straw
$100  1
$100 
Popsicle Stick
$50  2
Masking tape – 12” 2 
Notebook Card
$25
 $50
Paper Clips
Total Spent

4. Car 1 Test Results
Time
stopped
Distance
Feet: 0.79

5. Improving our Design Our Goal: With our $200 we purchased:
Our goal was to loose most of the tape and to make the car’s wheels move because the car had to much tape on it so nothing could move also the wheels were stuck on the car.
With our $200 we purchased:
We purchased 2 paper clips because the paper clip aloued the wheels to move so they were not stuck like on round one.

6. Car 2 Test Results
Time
4.05
Distance
Feet: 10

7. Design Process
Strength Our car had not a lot of drag, and a lot of thrust to make it go down the ramp faster.
Future Goal
We want to not make the wheels as wobbly because then it would go faster down the ramp.

8. Team Collaboration
Strength Sharing our ideas because Michael shared, and Elena shared, and we could use the ideas to make one car.
Future Goal We want to not argue as much because then we have more time to build our car, and we’ll have more time to test drive our car.