Quarter 2:
Quarter 2:
Letter_ MOUSETRAP CAR.pdf
EspanolLetter: MOUSETRAP CAR.pdf
ASK
ASK
What's the problem? | Define constraints
How can you design and build a car powered by a mouse trap that will travel in a straight line at the highest speed?
How can you design and build a car powered by a mouse trap that will travel in a straight line at the highest speed?
Constraints:
Constraints:
There is a $10 budget on material (keep receipts)
Recycled items will be $0
The car must be able to hold a ping pong ball while it travels
Materials:
Materials:
Imagine
Imagine
|Explore Ideas| |Brainstorm Design Ideas| |Explore Topic|
Plan
Plan
|Pick One Idea| |Draw and Label the Idea| |Identify needed materials or condition|
Blue Team
Green Team
CREATE
CREATE
|Carry out the Plan| |Create the Prototype| |Test the Design (Did it Solve the Problem)|
Improve
Improve
|Reflect on Results| |Plan for, create, and test a new (improved) design|