Mousetrap Car by Donavan An https://padlet.com/lisle202/apvqaov4nkeu By Donavan and Brett en-us 2018-03-09 19:09:44 UTC 2025-08-08 01:41:45 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Rafaelo.png Final Design da20231 https://padlet.com/lisle202/apvqaov4nkeu/wish/240353492 2018-03-09 20:09:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/apvqaov4nkeu/wish/240353492 2.)What did you do to make sure that your car traveled in a straight line? da20231 https://padlet.com/lisle202/apvqaov4nkeu/wish/240375161 we tried to make spacers that were equal distant from each side, and placed them where the wheels would fit and also still move and keep in a straight line.]]> 2018-03-09 21:24:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/apvqaov4nkeu/wish/240375161 3.) How does the ratio of the diameter of the wheel and axle affect the distance you car goes? da20231 https://padlet.com/lisle202/apvqaov4nkeu/wish/240375293 If the car had bigger wheels and a bigger frame, then it's going to be heavier, therefore it's going to affect the lever since there will not be enough force to pull the mousetrap.]]> 2018-03-09 21:24:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/apvqaov4nkeu/wish/240375293 A. How could you calculate the amount of work you do as you set the spring on your car? Describe the process and give the equation you would use. da20231 https://padlet.com/lisle202/apvqaov4nkeu/wish/240375438 The equation we would use is: W=fd. you calculate how much force you added to set the spring and then calculate the distance the spring travels.Then, multiply them by each other to figure out how much work you did on the spring.]]> 2018-03-09 21:25:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/apvqaov4nkeu/wish/240375438 B. If the average amount of force needed to set the spring was _5.67_ N, and the circumference of ¼ of a turn of the mousetrap was .0825 m, how much work did you do? da20231 https://padlet.com/lisle202/apvqaov4nkeu/wish/240375534 We did 0.17J(joules) of work on the mousetrap car, because W=fd.]]> 2018-03-09 21:25:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/apvqaov4nkeu/wish/240375534 C. How could you determine the amount of energy stored in the spring? da20231 https://padlet.com/lisle202/apvqaov4nkeu/wish/240375714 Use the equation used to calculate work, so multiply force by distance, and you will get the amount of work done. ]]> 2018-03-09 21:26:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/apvqaov4nkeu/wish/240375714 D. If your mouse trap car had a mass of ____ Kg, and all of the energy stored in the spring was converted to kinetic energy how fast would it go. Show the equation you would used, then find the speed of the car. da20231 https://padlet.com/lisle202/apvqaov4nkeu/wish/240375815 we did not weigh the mouse trap car so we don't know how to calculate the car's speed at all but we know that we can calculate it by doing V= √2KE/mg]]> 2018-03-09 21:26:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/apvqaov4nkeu/wish/240375815 E. We know that in a friction free environment, if this car was to drive up a ramp, all of the kinetic energy it had would be converted into potential energy. How high up a ramp would your car go if it encountered this ramp. da20231 https://padlet.com/lisle202/apvqaov4nkeu/wish/240375885 Our car would not be able to go up the ramp, because it was not functional, it only traveled a little over 1/4 of a meter. ]]> 2018-03-09 21:27:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/apvqaov4nkeu/wish/240375885 4.) How did you minimize friction in your car? da20231 https://padlet.com/lisle202/apvqaov4nkeu/wish/240376433 We applied distasteful amounts of duct tape to the dowel that controlled the record/vinyl wheels, and also on the wheels themselves to create more friction. ]]> 2018-03-09 21:29:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/apvqaov4nkeu/wish/240376433 5.) Did your car achieve the maximum speed calculated in question 1d? da20231 https://padlet.com/lisle202/apvqaov4nkeu/wish/240376471 No, it would not travel past 1 half of a meter, because there was too much friction, all around. It was also way too heavy for the trap to pull on the back wheels.]]> 2018-03-09 21:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/apvqaov4nkeu/wish/240376471 6.) If you car did not achieve the maximum speed calculated in question 1d, hypothesize where that energy went. da20231 https://padlet.com/lisle202/apvqaov4nkeu/wish/240376548 The potential energy is supposed turn into kinetic and thermal energy. However, ours didn't do that, and instead was held back from the amount of friction and weight added onto the vehicle.The energy was lost and transferred into thermal energy.]]> 2018-03-09 21:29:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/apvqaov4nkeu/wish/240376548 Planner bs20084 https://padlet.com/lisle202/apvqaov4nkeu/wish/240498346 2018-03-10 21:49:39 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/apvqaov4nkeu/wish/240498346 Flow Chart bs20084 https://padlet.com/lisle202/apvqaov4nkeu/wish/240933500 2018-03-12 15:34:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lisle202/apvqaov4nkeu/wish/240933500