How did you spend your Veteran's Day? I had to work but also got to "help" Sarah with her latest Science project testing Newton's 3rd Law of Motion. She had to make a "Newton Scooter" (aka vehicle) out of scrap materials that will travel 1.5 meters without being pushed. An uncooked egg is attached to the front of the vehicle and must crack but not be crushed against the finish line wall. Total value: 200 points.
Scrap materials (I've learned after 7th grade and a few other projects that you don't have to always go out and buy materials): OJ carton, Sam's skateboard wheels, flag stick, toilet paper holder, duck tape
Here's the finished product after Brigitte and Sarah added their artistic flair.
Distance Traveled is largely dependent on how much the spring in the toilet paper holder is compressed and how fast its released.
Will it travel 1.5 meters and crack the egg? Stay tuned - she tests it today.
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