Gravity Car

Gravity and Friction, two forces we are always up against can be used to our advantage. Learn to put these forces to good use by building a car whose speed depends on weights, incline, and gravity. Can you design a car with the greatest potential energy? This is your opportunity to make predictions and record your hypotheses. Make your car unique by designing how it looks too.

After learning about the concepts of Newton’s Laws and force and motion, build a car that can carry varying amounts of weights in the form of large washers. Decorate your car and then test it on our ramp. Try different amounts of washers and test your car and record your readings. Experiment with friends and measure distance. Further explore friction on different surfaces.

Keep on investigating for days to come!