Sunday, March 9, 2008

Mousetrap Car

The written assessment for the mousetrap car lab project is due Thursday, March 13.
Include the following in you report:
  • An introduction (2 paragraph minimum) on the background about the project, which includes a statement of purpose.
  • A methods and materials section that describes and includes insights into
    how you designed your vehicle, what made your vehicle work or as the case may be, not work.
  • A data section with your results and the class results.
  • A conclusion which should contain all physics principles involved in making
    the mousetrap car move starting from the time you pulled back the handle until the car stopped moving. Principles include Newton's laws, friction, work, potential energy, and kinetic energy.

The report must be typed, 12 font, Times New Roman. You are encouraged to add pictures/diagrams to you rreport. The final grade on this project is a combination of the grade earned for your vehicle and the grade earned for your written report.

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