Print A Car

Hi STEMers! Here you will find some resources that will help you when developing your 3D printed car and portfolio for the Print A Car competition.

What is Aerodynamics?

Watch this video to learn more about how aerodynamics effects the speed of a car.

You may like to check out some of these websites also:

Kiddle

Build your own race car

Car throttle

How to (adult)

What is Friction?

Watch this video to learn more about friction and how it effects the speed of a car (rolling friction).

You may like to check out some of these websites also:

Ducksters

The school run

BBC Bitesize

Print A Car Field Guide

Here you will find the rules and guidelines for your car and portfolio. Know these well (READ, READ, READ!!). Click the image above!

THPS Recommendations

Here you will find some recommendations in regards to allocating team roles, some example cars, communication and what you need to think about for your portfolio. Click the image above!

MUST WATCH!

You may notice in the two videos below that the cars go straight and stay on the ground, because....they are attached to fishing line! That means they can't fly off, so some typical aerodynamic rules aren't as important as they are on a F1 car that needs to stay on the ground. Think about how you can reduce friction when it doesn't matter if they fly!

Copy of print a car race.mp4

Here is an example race from 2019 in the school gym

2019 Slow motion start.MP4