Drivers Start your Glue Guns:
Science of Pasta Pods
History of NASCAR
History of NASCAR
Daytona
Beach, FL
History of NASCAR
What do you know about
moving vehicles?
Task
Jimmie Johnson
Tony Stewart
Jeff Gordon
Teamwork
Goal:
Materials
Racing Rubric
Data Table
Title
Distance
Traveled
(Cm)
Develop a Hypothesis
• Using a metric ruler, draw a model of what
your team is predicting that a winning
NASCAR pasta pod will look like. Draw to
scale.
Design a Model
• Begin construction on your NASCAR pasta pod
using only pasta and hot glue. You may test it
during the construction process. Once you are
ready to have official measurements taken
notify your teacher. (Use rubric for distance
status)
• You have three attempts to achieve your
desired travel distance.
Questions?
Racing Rubric
Drivers:
Start Your GLUE GUNS!
Julie Angle, PhD, NBCT
Oklahoma State University
College of Education
405-744-9505
Julie.angle@okstate.edu