Teacher Notes: Students take our classes to build projects like these. A few months into the term, students should be ready to take on a longer, more complex project.
Recommended: You should build a NON CO2 Car
Task 1 Presentation Co2 Dragsters Intro Presentation
Completing Time Trials and Data Sheets has great math connection. If teachers are going to collect data with their classes, it's imperative they learn how to interpret it and draw conclusions. This is a good place to start. Create a scatter plot of time trial data using the "mass" and "time" columns. Draw conclusions on this data and think about how students can use these conclusions later in the year.
Recommended Teacher Supplies
Non CO2 Launcher and an air compressor
Air Powered CO2 Car Kit - Can use Lab fees, since the students will be taking these home.
Example Spreadsheets
Old Resources
Sketch up For Schools - This can be embedded in the car designs above
Sketch up For School Intro Video
Creating a Turtle Sandbox Video
Pirate Ship Playhouse Google Slide