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Mousetrap Vehicles Mechanical

Mousetrap Vehicle Activity

SKU: 7311
Now it is possible to build a better mousetrap car.

Price: $ 7.50 / each

Specifications:
Hydraulic Arm Activity

Mousetrap Cars

Design and build radically different and incredibly innovative mousetrap powered vehicles. From the drive train (gears, pulleys, linkages, etc.) to the shape and configuration of the frame, every part of the mousetrap vehicle can be uniquely configured.

Activity Documents

Click to download the pdf document:

Sample Mousetrap Vehicle

Easy Engineering Guide

Acrobat Reader 5 or newer is required.

Engineering Challenges

▪ Design the vehicle in CAD

▪ Create a mousetrap car that will go the longest distance
▪ Create a mousetrap car to drag race other mousetrap cars
▪ Create a mousetrap car to pull an object the greatest distance

▪ Create a mousetrap car that will stop as close to a given distance (marker) as possible

▪ Create a mousetrap car with a prototype shell (cut, printed, glued posterboard)

Innovation Components

Innovation components allow for greater alternative and innovative designs. They are not required, but are suggested to bring more engineering and innovation to the mousetrap vehicle activity. Only a few innovation components are usually needed to create alternative designs, so your supply of innovation components can be used for many activities. Here are some recommendations:

▪ String

▪ Long Link Strips

▪ Short Link Strips

▪ Perpendicular Adaptors

▪ 5mm Dowels

▪ 10 Tooth Gears

▪ 20 Tooth Gears

▪ 40 Tooth Gears

▪ 50 Tooth Gears

▪ 10mm Pulleys

▪ 30mm Pulleys

▪ 50mm Pulleys