In this activity, students use limited materials to design a balloon-powered cart that travels three meters in less than five seconds. This selection highlights the physics concepts of distance, time, velocity, Newton’s laws, and energy, as well as the core engineering concepts of design, analysis, and models. It includes the Table of Contents, Preface, Summary of Contents by Chapter, About the Editors, Contributors, and Index.

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Type Book ChapterPub Date 1/1/2018Pages 43Stock # PB432X_6A

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