Pitsco Balsa Wood Mousetrap Vehicle Kit (For 30 Students)
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Make sure this fits by entering your model number. | Wood mousetrap vehicle kit provides students in grades 6-12 a hands-on activity to design, build, and modify a model car that demonstrates the scientific concepts of velocity, force, motion, and Newton's laws of physics | Includes parts required to build a vehicle propelled by a mousetrap for teaching engineering design | Exposes students to the design process and encourages them to experiment and modify the vehicle for greater speed or distance | Reinforces technology, engineering, and math concepts as students modify cars based on factors that impact performance | Finished vehicle measures approximately 4.5 x 5 x 26.5 inches (H x W x D)
Go to your orders and start the return Select the ship method Ship it! | Go to your orders and start the return Select the ship method Ship it! | This is a complete start-to-finish design activity. Students follow the design process and see direct applications of science and technology as they design and build a mousetrap-powered vehicle and compete with classmates to design the fastest or farthest-traveling car. Each kit includes balsa wood, four CDs (for wheels), CD spacers, thrust washers, brass tubing, string, and building instructions. Requires ruler, hobby knife, wire cutter, and a drill or dremel tool. Save with this complete pack that contains enough materials to build 30 mousetrap vehicles. Each pack includes one copy of the basic building instructions and a copy of the helpful handbook Dr. Fizzix's mousetrap powered cars and boats. Assembly method: gluing. Tools required: needle-nose pliers. Level: middle school-high school. Material: balsa wood.