Announcements – Week 8
Beginning of lab:
• Check Lab Blackboard for your Group #
– Find your team members and a place to sit
Late Assignments 25% deduction for every 24hr late
By the Week 10 Lab:
• Working car
Today’s Learning Objectives
By the end of class today, you should be able to
• use your knowledge of physics and iterative design to
create a mousetrap car.
• describe your engineering design approach
for your mousetrap car.
• apply construction skills to build a mousetrap car
Office Hours
Office Hours: and
or by appointment
Teaching Fellow:
Teaching Fellow:
Objective
Work in groups of 3 to
build a vehicle powered
solely by the energy of one
standard-sized mouse trap
that will optimize linear
distance.
Week 2 Lab Activities
Materials
Tools
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Screwdriver
Saw
Hot glue
Hammer
Drill
Pliers/ Wire cutter
You can provide your own wheels
from home!
Main Constraints
1. The device must be powered by a single mouse trap provided.
2. The device must have two axles.
3. The rear axle must “drive” the device.
4. The wood base provided in the kit must be used. The shape and size can be
altered.
5. Other materials from home may be used for wheels.
6. The spring from the mouse trap cannot be altered or heat treated.
7. The spring cannot be wound more than its normal travel distance or 180
degrees.
8. If you break any of your materials, you will have to adjust your design.
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Deliverables
Tools
By Week 10 Lab
Working Mousetrap Car
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Screwdriver
Saw
Hot glue
Hammer
Drill
Pliers/ Wire cutter
Check online for tutorials and
videos that show how to build
a mousetrap car
Materials