[techedguy]

Has anyone else had to do this project with a load added to the vehicle? I have my students design the vehicle around carrying a 12oz canned soda. I've dubbed it the "Can-Dew" challenge and it gives us a good excuse to buy a lot of soda and have a fun and stressful day trying to beat each other for distance. Rules are (1) Mousetrap as the sole source of power...only 4 holes in the Mousetrap allowed (for mounting purposes only) and other than that it's pretty open to whatever they want to try.