Basic Mousetrap Vehicle

Basic Mousetrap Vehicle

SKU: SKU:57033

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More than a mousetrap vehicle kit, this is a complete start-to-finish design activity. The student follows the design process and sees direct applications of science and technology as he or she designs and builds a mousetrap-powered vehicle and competes with classmates to design the fastest car or the car that goes the farthest.

Looking for standards-based activities to accompany these materials? The Mousetrap Vehicles Teacher’s Guide is available for print here, or you can download a digital copy for free here!

More than a mousetrap vehicle kit, this is a complete start-to-finish design activity. The student follows the design process and...

Grades 6-12
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Specifications

  • Students Served: 1
  • Assembly Method: Gluing
  • Dimensions: 21" x 6"
  • Material: Balsa wood
  • Tools and Materials Required: White glue, ruler, hobby knife, wire cutter, and a drill or Dremel tool

Safety

California Proposition 65 Warning: This product contains one or more chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, and other reproductive harm.

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Grades 6-12

What You'll Get

Basic Mousetrap Vehicle
  • Materials for 1, 10, or 30 mousetrap cars

Support Materials

Learning Values

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Science

  • Simple machines
  • Force and motion
  • Newton’s laws
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Technology

  • Problem solving
  • Systems
  • Troubleshooting
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Engineering

  • Technological design
  • Data analysis and predictions
  • Materials science
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Math

  • Circumference
  • Ratios
  • Measurements