### Propeller Powered vehicle
What you'll need:
- Propeller with Rubber band
- Use items from around the house to build something that will create the frame for you Propeller Car.
Build your Propeller Car Frames (structures) from resources such as:
- Plastic straws
- Popsicle sticks
- Tape
- Recycled paper
- Glue
- Hot Glue
- Used material
- Plastic containers
- Anything else that might work……...
The aim:
Your goal is simple, design and build a system that will hold the Propeller and Rubber band that will help your vehicle travel the furthest distance at the greatest speed. Propeller Cars that can complete this task the most efficient way, will pass!
Getting started:
You need to create a frame (structure) that can support the Rubber band and propeller. This frame (structure) must be completed quickly and must be sturdy to support the stresses caused by the Rubber bands ability to store energy (Potential Energy.)
Creating something that is simple but sturdy is a good place to start. The frame must adhere to specific design criteria to qualify.
You'll need to run a few trials. The Propeller Car must go straight in order to achieve the greatest distance with each run.
Solve the Problem and create your contraption (Design Criteria)
Solve the Problem and create your Propeller Car:
Although the process can be broken down into many sub-steps, it is generally agreed that problem solving involves these basic components:
- Define the problem
- The problem is NOT – “My teacher is mean”. (Even if this is true, there’s nothing you can do about it.)
- The problem IS – “I want to play video games but I have homework tonight.” (This is a problem for which potential solutions can be generated.)
- Identify several potential solutions
- identify at least three potential solutions to the problem before evaluating the pros and cons of any option.
- Pros and Cons - After listing at least three potential solutions – your child should identify at least one “pro” and one “con” for each option. This is another step that he may find challenging.
- Evaluate each alternative
- Choose a solution
- how you choose solutions that will most likely solve a problem with the time and resources available
- minimal (or no) negative impact on yourself or others (now or in the future)
- Once a solution has been chosen – it’s time to act. Will the solution be implemented immediately? If not – when and how?
- Implement the solution
- “I choose to solve the problem this way . . . . . . . . “
- Evaluate results
- Explain how you will know if the solution was successful.
- Demonstrate how – even for you – there are times when the chosen solution doesn’t solve the problem as planned.
- Choose a different solution or seek help if results are not satisfactory
- After reviewing the solutions, decide what you are willing to accept and what you are not.
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Finalizing your solution/Testing: |
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Test, test, and retest. Have fun. To be successful, you need to experiment with different solutions. Combine solutions to ultimate get the best result. |
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What you'll need:
- Propeller with Rubber band
- Use items from around the house to build something that will create the frame for you Propeller Car.
Build your Propeller Car Frames (structures) from resources such as:
- Plastic straws
- Popsicle sticks
- Tape
- Recycled paper
- Glue
- Hot Glue
- Used material
- Plastic containers
- Anything else that might work……...
The aim:
Your goal is simple, design and build a system that will hold the Propeller and Rubber band that will help your vehicle travel the furthest distance at the greatest speed. Propeller Cars that can complete this task the most efficient way, will pass!
Getting started:
You need to create a frame (structure) that can support the Rubber band and propeller. This frame (structure) must be completed quickly and must be sturdy to support the stresses caused by the Rubber bands ability to store energy (Potential Energy.)
Creating something that is simple but sturdy is a good place to start. The frame must adhere to specific design criteria to qualify.
You'll need to run a few trials. The Propeller Car must go straight in order to achieve the greatest distance with each run.
Solve the Problem and create your contraption (Design Criteria)
Solve the Problem and create your Propeller Car:
Although the process can be broken down into many sub-steps, it is generally agreed that problem solving involves these basic components:
- Define the problem
- The problem is NOT – “My teacher is mean”. (Even if this is true, there’s nothing you can do about it.)
- The problem IS – “I want to play video games but I have homework tonight.” (This is a problem for which potential solutions can be generated.)
- Identify several potential solutions
- identify at least three potential solutions to the problem before evaluating the pros and cons of any option.
- Pros and Cons - After listing at least three potential solutions – your child should identify at least one “pro” and one “con” for each option. This is another step that he may find challenging.
- Evaluate each alternative
- Choose a solution
- how you choose solutions that will most likely solve a problem with the time and resources available
- minimal (or no) negative impact on yourself or others (now or in the future)
- Once a solution has been chosen – it’s time to act. Will the solution be implemented immediately? If not – when and how?
- Implement the solution
- “I choose to solve the problem this way . . . . . . . . “
- Evaluate results
- Explain how you will know if the solution was successful.
- Demonstrate how – even for you – there are times when the chosen solution doesn’t solve the problem as planned.
- Choose a different solution or seek help if results are not satisfactory
- After reviewing the solutions, decide what you are willing to accept and what you are not.
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Finalizing your solution/Testing: |
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Test, test, and retest. Have fun. To be successful, you need to experiment with different solutions. Combine solutions to ultimate get the best result. |
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