Pitsco Balsa Wood Little Moe Mousetrap Vehicle (For 10 Students)

Feature

Balsa wood mousetrap vehicle kit provides students in grades 3-12 a hands-on activity to build a model car propelled by a mousetrap that demonstrates the scientific concepts of force, motion, and Newton's laws of motion
Includes pre-drilled parts required to assemble a simple model car in approximately 30 minutes, ideal for first-time builders or students with limited access to tools
Car travels 10-20 meters when assembled to demonstrate force and motion
Reinforces technology, engineering, and math concepts as students assemble cars from a kit
Finished vehicle measures approximately 6 x 5 x 13 inches (H x W x D)

Description

The Pitsco Little Moe Mousetrap Vehicle is made of pre-drilled balsa wood and a mousetrap, provides students in grades 3-12 a hands-on activity to build a model car propelled by a mousetrap that demonstrates the scientific concepts of force, motion, and Newton's laws of motion, and can be assembled with glue in approximately 30 minutes. The kit includes a mousetrap, 8-inch long balsa wood pieces, standard-sized compact discs for wheels, black rubber wheel spacers, washers, brass tubing for axles, 6-inch brass tubing for the lever arm, string, a cable tie, a zip lock axle hook, and instructions. The finished vehicle measures approximately 6 x 5 x 13 inches (H x W x D). (H is height, the vertical distance from lowest to highest point; W is width, the horizontal distance from left to right; D is depth, the horizontal distance from front to back.) A mousetrap vehicle kit is typically used in an educational setting to demonstrate engineering and physics.

Construction requires white glue and needle nose pliers (both sold separately).

Science education products incorporate applied math and science principles into classroom projects. Teachers in pre-K, elementary, and secondary classrooms use science education kits and products alongside science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) curriculum to demonstrate STEM concepts and real-world applications through hands-on activities. Science education projects include a broad range of activities, such as practical experiments in engineering, aeronautics, robotics, energy, chemistry, physics, biology, and geology.

Pitsco Education develops K-12 science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) curriculum, educational kits, and classroom tools. The company, founded in 1971, is headquartered in Pittsburg, KS.

Whats in the Box?

Mousetraps (one per car)
Balsa wood pieces (2 per car)
Compact discs (4 per car)
Black rubber wheel spacers (4 per car)
Washers (4 per car)
Brass axles (2 per car)
Brass tubing (1 length per car)
String (1 length per car)
Zip lock axle hook (1 per car)
Instructions