Wednesday, February 3, 2016

K'Nex Forces, Energy and Motion

K'Nex Forces, Energy, and Motion Lab

To Start:

Directions:
  1. Carefully place the items in the bag on your desk.
  2. Make sure you have your spiral and a pencil.


Observations:

Directions:
  1. Write your name and date in top right corner.
  2. Write the title centered on the top line.
  3. Pull out the parts of the lab. Open the box.
  4. Follow the directions to make one of the models.
  5. Draw and diagram the model you made.
  6. Test it 5 times. How far does it move in each trial?
  7. Make the other models and test how far each go in each of 5 trials.
  8. Look at examples of wind racers at Wikipedia.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind-powered_land_vehicle
  9. Look at this rubber band racer!! http://wn.com/rubber_band_racer
  10. Read this information about a historic three-wheeled racer http://www.sonic.net/~billfink/threewheelracer.html
  11. Draw a diagram and a racer of choice. Can you make it?

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