1. Moving Systems: Mint Racers
Race Team Members:

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 4 
$300 
Straw
$100  2
$200 
Popsicle Stick
$50  1
$50 
Masking tape – 12”
1(6inch) 
$25 
Notebook Card
$25 1 
Paper Clips
$100 
Total Spent
$700 

4. Car 1 Test Results
Time
3.55 seconds
Distance
0.26 Feet

5. Improving our Design
Our Goal: We need to make sure that our wheels are on and make sure they are tight also we want to make sure our axels are on the car.
With our $200 we purchased:
New wheels
Paper clips
Index cards

6. Car 2 Test Results
Time
0.08
Distance
0.26

7. Design Process
Strength Getting the right materials and getting good Ideas to improve our car
Future Goal
Do not rush to get everything done. Next time we will not rush and take things a little bit slower

8. Strength We talked out our ideas before doing them
Team Collaboration
Strength We talked out our ideas before doing them
Future Goal
Try to not talk over each other when the other person is speaking to one another

9. The Final Race