Pitsco Balsa Wood Mousetrap Vehicle Kit (For 30 Students)
Category: Office Products | Office & School Supplies | Education & Crafts | Early Childhood Education Materials
Price: $335.00
Model number: BG57035
Dimensions: 25 x 9.1 x 7 inches
Shipping weight: 11.2 pounds

Wood mousetrap vehicle kit provides students in grades 6-12 a hands-on activity to design, build, and modify a model car that demonstrates the scientific concepts of velocity, force, motion, and Newton's laws of physics
Includes parts required to build a vehicle propelled by a mousetrap for teaching engineering design
Exposes students to the design process and encourages them to experiment and modify the vehicle for greater speed or distance
Reinforces technology, engineering, and math concepts as students modify cars based on factors that impact performance
Finished vehicle measures approximately 4.5 x 5 x 26.5 inches (H x W x D)


This is a complete start-to-finish design activity. Students follow the design process and see direct applications of science and technology as they design and build a mousetrap-powered vehicle and compete with classmates to design the fastest or farthest-traveling car. Each kit includes balsa wood, four CDs (for wheels), CD spacers, thrust washers, brass tubing, string, and building instructions. Requires ruler, hobby knife, wire cutter, and a drill or dremel tool. Save with this complete pack that contains enough materials to build 30 mousetrap vehicles. Each pack includes one copy of the basic building instructions and a copy of the helpful handbook Dr. Fizzix's mousetrap powered cars and boats. Assembly method: gluing. Tools required: needle-nose pliers. Level: middle school-high school. Material: balsa wood.