Mouse Trap Cars
Getting Started
Research
• Find 3 different designs for a mousetrap car.
Search terms like: Mousetrap car design, best
design for mousetrap car, etc.
Design planning
• Draw 3 designs in your engineer’s notebook.
Label parts. Make a list of things you would
need to build that design.
The designs can
be your own, or
some you found
online, or a
combination.
Performance
• We are going for distance, not speed. Find out
what sorts of designs work best for distance.
• Write a paragraph summarizing what you
found out and explain how you intend to
maximize distance on your car.