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Mousetrap Cars Physics Project (Short Version) Catholic Memorial

This physics project was the culmination of the students’ unit on Mechanics. They learned about Newton’s Three Laws of Motion, Friction, Simple Machines, Efficiency, Potential & Kinetic Energy, etc. The better that they understood and incorporated these ideas, the better their car would perform. The only rules they had to follow when constructing their cars was: A single “Victor” brand mousetrap can be the only source of power for the car. No other method of propulsion was allowed. Also, outside of using store bought car kits, they had complete design freedom concerning vehicle size, vehicle weight, and materials used. To get the force of the mousetrap spring to move the car, they tied a string from the metal bar of the trap to the axle of the car. They then wound up the string around the axle “loading” the trap. Upon release, as the trap moves back to resting position, the string rotates the axle which powers the car.