Challenge


Challenge " Apply your knowledge of Newton's law of motion, momentum, and energy to design and construct a vehicle that will go as far as possible using an unbalanced force to create motion."

Friday, November 11, 2011

The Science Beheind It

The final design applies Newton's 3rd law. When pulling back the rubber band and releasing it , the potential energy of the rubber band and the car are released. The elasticity of the rubber band helps build the potential energy like increasing the height a rock increases its potential energy. When it is release the energy of the rubber band is transferred to the car to make it go forward. When it is released it has an equal and opposite reaction with the shoot, the rubber band and the car. In all, Newton's Third Law of Motion is what propels the car to its (hopeful) success

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