Our car
project description
For this project, we were tasked to build a prototype car that can travel 5 meters with a renewable power source.
Terms
Kinetic energy Kinetic energy is energy due to motion.
Potential energy Potential energy is energy due to position.
Thermal energy Thermal energy is energy due to heat.
Friction Friction is the resistance caused by the irregularities of one surface rubbing against another surface's irregularities.
Potential energy Potential energy is energy due to position.
Thermal energy Thermal energy is energy due to heat.
Friction Friction is the resistance caused by the irregularities of one surface rubbing against another surface's irregularities.
My reflection
This was a stressful project. My group lost a couple work days where we could really collaborate because one of my team members and I were absent for a couple of the work days, and it really harmed are work potential. Then we ran into a lot of trouble trying to get our car to even move. We really could have managed our time well, because on a lot of days, we kinda just sat around content with the fact that we "could get it done tomorrow". Despite all that though, I kinda enjoyed the constant tweaking and analyzing of our design.