Mousetrap Car Challenge

by: Arthur Eisenkraft and Shu-Yee Chen Freake

In this activity, students design a mousetrap-powered car that goes the fastest down a narrow racetrack. This selection highlights the physics concepts of motion and force, as well as the core engineering concepts of design, systems, 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 47Stock # PB432X_6D

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