Davis Creek Slot Cars
February 20, 2003

Three groups built the slot cars from the instructions in
the AIMS LEGO book - Brick Layers II using the LEGO Dacta  motorized simple machine sets.
Then they set up three tracks using meter sticks.

Photo check of speed

Even after many practice trials it was still difficult to get all the cars to start and run well.
Some of the problems were wheels pushed together making too much friction,
string not the same lengthen, rubber bands braking, meter sticks not taped straight, or cars aimed straight.
We got most of the details worked out.
The math was not too hard - We added and divided by three.
The results supported our hypotheses of the small size drive wheel going the farthest.
Two trial out of three we could see the big wheel drive was the fastest. Big also went the shortest distance.

Final distances





Pictures of pieces.

Davis Creek 2002-2003
Davis Creek 2001-2002
LEGO Links of Linda Hamilton hamilton@marshall.edu