Mousetrap Vehicle Science Olympiad 2018
For the national tournament see colorado state university 2018.
Mousetrap vehicle science olympiad 2018. From science olympiad student center wiki. Write it do it. Mousetrap vehicle demo from 2011 competition. I started with a chassis that was 1 4 plywood from home depot.
Mousetrap vehicle science olympiad skip to main content. 2018 mousetrap vehicle track explanation 2011 mousetrap vehicle starts in the middle of the track pushes a plastic cup solo 16 oz shown here 3 meters down the track then reverses direction leaving the cup behind and travels back 7 meters to the finish line. Mousetrap vehicle footage from the 2009 2010 and 2018 science olympaid national tournaments plus interviews with coaches and student competitors. Sample devices and demonstrations shown.
The vehicle must be capable of pushing a 3oz paper cup 8 meters down a track reversing direction and stopping as close to the vehicle target point as possible. The 2017 2018 science olympiad kits were developed to provide an introduction to each event and are not intended to be an out of the box solution for competition. For state tournament results see state tournament results. Teams design build and test one vehicle using one mousetrap as its sole means of propulsion to reach a target as quickly and accurately as possible.
Wood balsa 1 x 12 x 1 4. My first one was a very basic design that is similar to what everybody had. This mousetrap vehicle was built for science olympiad 2017 18. Also to make the wheels and axles i went.
Vehicle target point marked on 5 cm by 2 5 cm long tape 6 b imaginary line connecting the start point and vehicle target point 6 c minimum cup travel distance is 0 50 m away from the start point 6 c track width is 1 0 m and need not be marked 6 a vehicle target point is 2 00 to 4 00 m behind the start point as determined. 2018 mousetrap vehicle track explanation 2011 mousetrap vehicle starts in the middle of the track pushes a plastic cup solo 16 oz shown here 3 meters down the track then reverses direction leaving the cup behind and travels back 7 meters to the finish line. Students and competitors should practice innovation and creativity to make their design their own competition ready device. I went through two main design iterations for mousetrap.