Showing posts with label Silent Drag Race. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Silent Drag Race. Show all posts

Friday, December 20, 2013

Silent Hallway Drag Race

We are nearing the end of our Motion and Design unit.  In our unit we have learned many different ways that a vehicle is capable of moving.  Our most current way to have a vehicle move from point A to point B is using a propulsion unit...in this case a rubber band wound around a free spinning axle, while the other end is attached to a fixed axle sent our vehicles flying.  To put our vehicles into action, and for a little competition, we had a "Silent Drag Race" in our hallway.  The car that traveled the shortest distance was eliminated from competition until only one car remained.  Check out our race: