Phase 2
Planning and Designing
- Using the kit provided, work with your partner to create a simple model with wheels that spin. Check in with a teacher after you have successfully done so.
- Explore some pictures of pasta cars to begin generating some ideas. Talk with your partner about what you think will make a successful pasta vehicle.
- With your partners, decide what type of vehicle you want to create. Create a sketch. Your sketch needs to have the following:
-Neatly drawn using pencil and straight edges
-Dimensions labeled
-Types of pasta labeled
-Wheels, axis, chassis labeled - Get your sketch approved by a teacher.
- Create instructions for building the car. Label who will complete each task. Get your instructions approved.