Sparkle Pink
Photo & Basic Info
About the Car
Our car is named Sparkle Pink because our car will glisten in the sun when it races down the track. We believe that our car is innovative and creative. Something special about our car is that we designed 3D printed wheels using Tinkercad. Also, the solar panel is angled perfectly to capture the sun’s rays. Some of the earth-friendly materials we used are parts of a yard sign and a bottle cap for the ping pong ball holder. We used the engineering design process to make our car. We improved our chassis by velcroing the solar panel, so it would be easy to angle or to place the ping pong ball in the bottle cap holder. We encountered some obstacles with our gears. The gears were not spinning very well at first, so as a team we decided to use different size gears to improve our car’s speed.
Vehicle Features Video
About the Team
- Car: Sparkle Pink
- School: Timber Lakes Elementary
- Grade/Division: Grades 4th/5th
- Team Member : Abby O. (5th Grade)
- Team Member : Careliz B. (5th Grade)
- Team Member : Aliza E. (4th Grade)
- Coaches: Amy Tyler, Steve Osterhout
Car Specifications
- Car Size: Length 27.5 cm Width 14 cm Height 17 cm
- Weight: 199.9 grams
- Wheel Size: 4 cm Front Wheel
- 4 cm Back Wheel
- Gear Ratio: 1:6
- List of Components:
- Ray Catcher Kit $41.35
- 2 Gears $3.20
- 2 Axles $2.50
- 4 Wheels $ 3.20
- 2 Balsa Wood Sheets $ 5.50
- 4 Rubber bands $1.00
- 1 Ping pong ball (free)
- 4 Nylon Spacers $1.40
- Battery Holder $ 1.35
- 1 Eyelet 50 cent
- Total Value $60.00
Lab Guide/Car Photos
Documenting & Building
Obstacles:
- We had trouble with loose front wheels and cutting the yard sign for the panel support.
Car Photos
Car Testing Videos
Sun Power Test
