Case Details
| Case Title: | |
| Rubber band race | |
| Author(s): | |
| Julie Gentry, New Schools of Carver | |
| Date Published: | |
| 8/19/2009 | |
| Grade Level(s): | |
| High School | |
| Subject(s): | |
| Physics | |
| Summary: | |
| The DARPA Grand Challenge involves designing and building an autonomous vehicle that races 212 kilometers across the Nevada desert. Today, you will face your own design challenge: Build a rubber band-powered vehicle that is light, can travel far, and can carry a load as far as possible. After you design, build, and modify your vehicle, you will put it to the test against other vehicles designed by your classmates. | |
| Adapted from: | |
| Adapted from The Great Robot Race (NOVA, Public Broadcasting Station, 2006) | |
| Suggested Citation: | |
| Gentry, J. (2009). Rubber band race. Retrieved November 23, 2009 from Emory University, CASES Online Web site: http://www.cse.emory.edu/cases/casedisplay.cfm?case_id=3148 | |
| Notes: | |
| This case was adapted from: The Great Robot Race (2006) Retrieved December 11, 2007 from NOVA Online, Public Broadcasting Station website: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/programs/3308_darpa.html. | |
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