Mousetrap Vehicle Science Olympiad

For the high speed vehicle its you guessed it it s high speed.

Mousetrap vehicle science olympiad. 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. Digital dvd for mousetrap vehicle problem solving tech learning cd contains mousetrap 2020 digital test packet for division c contains mousetrap run results from the 2019 science olympiad national tournament mouse was a div. 2019 2020 science olympiad mousetrap vehicle kit educational materials physics educational materials mechanics learning activities prepare for upcoming competitions with this practice kit the only kits officially licensed and approved by science olympiad. 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.

Long range high speed competition. Mousetrap vehicle is a two person building event in which teams build a vehicle powered by one or two mousetraps. 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. C event in 2019 2020 official ward s science olympiad kit for mousetrap vehicle.

Note the rubberbands on the outer edge of the wheels for added traction. The base of the mousetrap is usually the wooden plastic rectangular block. The vehicle must travel down the track stop within a certain range then reverse direction and return to the start. There are three main types of vehicles.

The defining characteristic of the long range vehicle is it s large drive wheel. The jaw hammer should not be larger or extend past the edge of the base more than 1 0cm. Sample devices and demonstrations shown. This is about starting the vehicle.

We have seen a few vehicles that use two mousetraps however they activate one trap and then the other. Exploring the world of science. Mousetrap vehicle 2019 coaches clinic presentation 2018 rules these are the cups that we will be using at all nc regional state tournaments this year. A mousetrap vehicle as implied is a vehicle solely powered by the potential energy of a mousetrap s.