Reflection

Out of all the experiments that were tested in school, the mousetrap car was the most successful. The car traveled 29 tiles, which was the most out of all of the cars made. Many things were learnt while doing this project such as: learning what creates a kind of energy, learning more about Newton's Laws, how different ordinary parts could be used to make the car and learning which main source gave off the most amount of force. The mousetrap was a strong force of potential energy. Each of the pieces of the car were well placed and glued well. Changes I would make to the project would be to start it earlier because the car and experiments could have been more in detail and accurate if the project wasn't done last minute.  After our experiment, the axle had gotten loose. It had become loose because the pens weren't glued enough.  Further investigation I would do is to add different elements of energy such as a balloon or rubber bands to the mousetrap car to see if it would help it go a farther distance.