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Assignment #1 - Mousetrap Car Mini-Challenge

Challenge: You are designing a mousetrap car that will follow a course laid out on the floor..

Supplied Materials:

1 mouse trap
1 length of 2m of string
2 popsicle sticks
1 half-inch x half-inch 1 m long piece of wood
5 toothpicks
3 tacks/nails
4 CD's (and pipe fittings)
hot glue
2x14cm welding rod

Rules and regulation:

1. You are to research, design, then build a mousetrap car for the competition, within 5 classes.

2. You may bring 1 "Wildcard Material" from home as long as you have approval first.

3. There is one goal and one goal only - to see who can race the course the fastest. The details of the course can be seen below:

EVALUATION:

• Before construction begins – sketches must be vetted by me. The drawings will include all relevant details as pullouts. You must complete at minimum 1 thumbnail sketch and 1 informational sketch of the solution to the competition

• Racer construction - overall design of the finished product will be evaluated including: dimensions, style and adherence to the working drawings.

• Performance results - "king of the hill". All rankings based on class placement. The best time with a successful completion will be granted "king". After that, whomever gets the furthest down the course without going out, in the fastest time shall be declared winner.