Research on Trebuchet

Today we had to research about our trebuchets. I think that i Am going to look at these designs to help me put it on 2D graph paper. 

Trebuchet

Today in DF we watched heaps of videos to do with Catapults and Trebuchets. I am really excited for this unit of work and to work in a partner because its always easier to combined our knowledge and make it together! Sounds like this will be a great experience as the videos looked so good!

Racing

Today i finally got to racing my car! I got 3.9 seconds which is a lot but i am just proud i got it completed! I really enjoyed making the car because it was quick, easy, and fun!

Glueing!

Today i glued everything on and wired everything! it was a very eventful lesson as i quickly got straight in there and glued everything on and then wired everything up! I had some confusion in the way to wire it so i had to get some help from Brogan but then i finally figured it out ! When i tried to race it it was a disaster. the wheel fell off. But that was so easy to fix! I glued the wheel on and then we ran out of time so i couldn't race it or solder it :(

Putting the car together

today i put the wheel sticks into the wheel and glued it onto my car. It took me quite a while to get the right measurements so i didnt get much done this lesson but next lesson i am aiming to get the motor/ switch on the car!

Making the car

Today i went into the workshop and started creating my car. I thought that the rectangle would be a much better idea as it's more stable and could hold the motor and wheels, etc. I started with cutting out my rectangle and cutting my wheels holder.

Designing the car

Today in DF I designed my car! I made 2 shapes with 2 different materials in my head. The first shape was a triangle made out of paddle pop sticks, and the second shape was just a rectangle with the material like plastic.