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Spaghetti Soapbox Derby
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | Langel, Chris |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Description | Student pairs design, build and test model vehicles capable of rolling down a ramp and then coasting freely as far as possible. The challenge is to make the vehicles entirely out of dry pasta using only adhesive (such as hot glue) to hold the components together. Student pairs design, build and test model vehicles capable of rolling down a ramp and then coasting freely as far as possible. The challenge is to make the vehicles entirely out of dry pasta using only adhesive (such as hot glue) to hold the components together. Creativity is encouraged and different types of pasta are provided to support different functions such as round pasta for wheels and sheet pasta for the chassis. Students become familiar with the concepts of gravitational potential energy, kinetic energy and rolling resistance. Teams follow the steps of the engineering design process as they design, test and redesign their small-sized vehicles, working within the project's material constraints. The winner of the competitive final event is the pasta car that travels the longest distance beyond the bottom of the ramp. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado University of California Davis |
| Subject Keyword | Physical Science Limitation Conservation of Energy Competition Pasta Car Building Material Model Car Prototype Measurement Vehicle Macaroni Unconventional Material Energy Conservation Constraint Engineering Design |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT2H |
| Education Level | Class V Class VI Class VII |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Physics |
