Grades 7 and 8 Applied Engineering students took their propeller powered cars on a road trip today!

Grades 7 and 8 Applied Engineering students took their propeller powered cars on a road trip today! 

 

The key concepts for this project are air-powered thrust and inertia. Thrust occurs when an object pushes against the air to create movement and inertia is the tendency for objects to resist a change in motion. The rubber bands used for thrusting converts potential energy to kinetic energy. 

 

Students tested differences in speed, distant, and direction with the design of their cars and the amount of energy applied to the rubber bands. 

 

Great job, young engineers, in applying your CRITICAL THINKING, PROBLEM SOLVING, AND ADAPTIBILITY SKILLS to your project.

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