Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Engage: Blow Out! Puff Mobile

E-Week's Build an Air Powered Car (requires Adobe Acrobat)


Captain Kilpatrick


Materials Needed:
- 3 drinking straws
- 4 Lifesavers candy
- 1 piece of copier paper
- 2 paper clips
- 50 centimeters of tape
- Pair of scissors


left to right - Joshua, Darren, and Nadia


Instructions:
1. Make a jet-car out using only 3 plastic drinking straws, 4 wintergreen lifesavers, 1 piece of paper, 2 paper clips and 50 centimeters of tape.
2. Here's the catch: you can only use your breath to make them move! To power your jet-car, you blow on it. Can you get your jet-car to move 3 meters (10 feet)?
3. Race them. Have rival teams design and make their own jet-cars, then have a jet-car competition. See who can move their jet-car 3 meters (10 feet) with the fewest number of breaths, or the shortest amount of time.


left to right - Chris, Michael, and Madelyn