Drivers Start your Glue Guns: Science of Pasta Pods.

Drivers Start your Glue Guns: Science of Pasta Pods

History of NASCARBootle

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Prohibition

History of NASCAR Setting Land Speed

Records

Daytona Beach, FL

History of NASCAR

What do you know about moving vehicles?

Task

Jimmie Johnson Tony Stewart Jeff Gordon

Teamwork

Goal:Goal:

Materials

Racing Rubric

Data Table

Distance Traveled (Cm)

Title

Develop a Hypothesis

• Using a metric ruler, draw a model of what your team is predicting that a winning NASCAR pasta pod will look like. Draw to scale.

Design a Model

• Begin construction on your NASCAR pasta pod using only pasta and hot glue. You may test it during the construction process. Once you are ready to have official measurements taken notify your teacher. (Use rubric for distance status)

• You have three attempts to achieve your desired travel distance.

Questions?

Racing Rubric

Drivers:Start Your GLUE GUNS!

Julie Angle, PhD, NBCTOklahoma State UniversityCollege of [email protected]