THE GREAT RATTRAP RACER COMPETITION FALL 2014
WHO:SIXTH PERIOD ADVANCED PHYSICS
WHEN: DUE DATE WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 8 2014
YOUR RACER MUST BE TURNED IN TO ROOM 116 BEFORE SCHOOL
WHAT: YOU ARE TO BUILD AN UNDER 907.18 GRAM NON-MOTORIZED RATTRAP CAR TO STUDY THE TOPICS OF MASS, ACCELERATION, VELOCITY, TIME, FORCE, WORK, POWER, KINETIC ENERGY AND DISTANCE IN A LAB COMPETITION, IT MUST FIT INSIDE A ONE METER CUBE. THE ONLY SOURCE OF POWER FOR YOUR RACER IS YOUR RATTRAP!!! IF YOU USE SOMETHING ELSE, EXPECT A FAILING GRADE.
WHERE: ROOM 116 GRANDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL AND THE GRANDVIEW GYM
HOW: YOU AND YOUR PARTNER (YOU CAN WORK BY YOURSELF) ARE TO DESIGN AND BUILD A RATTRAP RACER ATTEMPT TO TRAVERSE THE LENGTH OF THE GYM FROM BASELINE TO BASELINE (88 FEET), WHILE CARRYING A REGULATION SIZED GOLF BALL AND TENNIS BALL, ACROSS TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GYM, WITHOUT, EITHER THE GOLF BALL OR TENNIS BALL FALLING OFF DURING THE TRIP. I WILL PLACE THE GOLG BALL AND TENNIS BALL ON YOUR RACER BEFORE YOU BEGIN THE COMPETITION.
YOUR 2 LAB (DAILY) GRADES AND EXAM (MAJOR) GRADE WILL BE DETERMINED THE FOLLOWING WAY:
YOU MUST PROVIDE A DIAGRAM/DRAWING OF YOUR RACER IN CENTIMETERS, OF THE FRONT VIEW, SIDE VIEW TURNED IN THE DAY OF YOUR COMPETITION AND TURNED IN ON GRAPH PAPER: 100 POINTS (DAILY GRADE). THIS MUST MEASURE THE WHEELS, AXLE, BODY OF CAR, RATTRAP, RATTRAP ARM. THE SECOND LAB (DAILY) GRADE WILL BE A CALCULATION AND GRAPH OF SLL STUDENTS VELOCITY AND ACCELERATIONS.
UNDER THE WEIGHT LIMIT AND FITS IN ONE METER CUBE: 50 POINTS
TENNIS AND GOLF BALL STAY ON RACER WHOLE TRIP: 50 POINTS
YOUR CAR HAS A REALLY COOL NAME AND A PASSENGER RIDING ALONG IN THE VEHICLE: 10 POINTS
LOTS OF COLOR AND COOL DESIGN: 10 POINTS
IF YOU MAKE IT FROM THE BASELINE ON ONE SIDE OF THE GYM TO THE BASELINE ON THE OTHER SIDE (88FT), YOU ARE THE WINNER: 80 POINTS, OTHERS WILL BE PROPORTIONAL.
WITHIN 10 FEET ON EITHER SIDE OF 88 FEET = 70 POINTS (78-87 FT OR 89-100 FT)
WITHIN 11-20 FEET ON EITHER SIDE OF 88 FEET = 60 POINTS (68-77 OR 101-108 FT)
WITHIN 21-50 FEET ON EITHER SIDE OF 88 FEET=50 POINTS (38-67 OR 109-138 FT)
======POSSIBLE TOTAL 200 POINTS======
IF YOUR CAR DOES NOT GO IN A STRAIGHT LINE, I WILL MEASURE FROM THE BEGINNING TO WHERE YOU STOPPED. AFTER THE COMPETITION IS OVER, AND TIME PERMITTING, WE WILL HAVE A CONTEST TO SEE WHICH VEHICLE TO TRAVEL IN THE LONGEST AND STRAIGHT LINE DISTANCE. THIS IS WORTH 35 EXTRA CREDIT POINTS.
TAKS: 1,5
TEKS: 1A,2F,2H,2K,2L,4A,4B,4D,4F
STARR: CATEGORY 1: FORCES AND MOTION