Mousetrap Physics

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Mousetrap cars

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This is a presentation supporting the resources available at http://bethanyvsmith.pbworks.com/mousetrap for building a mousetrap car based on Physics principles.

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Equipment Needed (per car):

• 2 Balloons • 1 Mousetrap• Fishing line• 4 CDs• 2 Ball point pens• 4 Screw Eyes (#12)• Duct Tape

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Team Distance

Alpha 124 cm

SAJ 51 cm

Best Day Ever 31 cm

Fast & Furious 199 cm

XC 40 cm

Team YO! 30 cm

Flash 51 cm

Ego 196 cm

Chadd

Prenessa

Foxy Ferl 150 cm

Da Bomd Dot Com 30 cm

Siera

Stewie

Speed Demons 53 cm

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Team Name 1st Distance 2nd Distance

YO 2.42 m

Alpha 2.10 m

SAJ 3.16 m 2.70 m

XC 1.5 m

Flash 2.67 m 6.2 m

Rockets 6.48 m 9.97m

Fast & Furious 5.16 m 10.36m

Heels 1.9 m

Choppers 46 cm

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Images & other resources are available at

http://delicious.com/bethanyvsmith/mousetrap