What is the source of energy that makes the puff mobile move? What forces slow down the puff mobile?
The source of energy that makes the puff mobile move is the person exhaling on the car causing it to move and the force of friction slows down the puff mobile. Friction causes the puff mobile to lose energy and slow down.
Which design features are the most successful on the puff mobile? Explain why.
The design features that are the most successful are the designs that can easily collect the “wind energy” from blowing the car which provides a greater force, and in return, the car will go faster. Using the four lifesavers as wheels is also a successful design feature because the wheels reduce the amount of friction from the car and the floor creating less of a drag which makes the car move faster.…show more content… I could improve the “manufactured” puff mobile for a more successful outcome by making a simpler box rather than constructing an origami box to place on the straws which is what was included in the directions. The origami box was very tightly folded which made the amount of air needed to move the puff mobile greater.
If you had known someone else was building your original design, what would you have done differently?
If I would have known someone else was building my original puff mobile design, I would have made more detailed instructions. In my steps, I was somewhat vague and could have been a lot more specific. I also would have labeled the different parts of my sketch. Without the labeling of the sketch, it was hard for the group to “manufacture” our car.
What standards would this project meet in a PK-12 classroom? How would you integrate it into the
