Mousetrap Powered Vehicle Resources

Mousetrap Vehicle Help Center! 
A list of articles on physics and function of moustrap cars. 

Doc Fizzix: Mousetrap Cars and Vehicles
Articles on aspects of MT cars, including basic building, fast, distance and power designs.  Go to ‘Online Help Center’ in the left column tool bar to find the articles.  Ignore the selling stuff.

Hypography- Science for Everyone
Has some links and pictures of cars.  One link is to Doc Fizzix. 

Instructions to Build a Mouse-Trap Car
And some information as well.

Mousetrap Links
Check these out to find other mousetrap car resources.

PBS unit plan for MT cars: Building A Better Mousetrap Car
Includes some links to other resources. Note:  Includes plans for submarine etc. 

IntroTech - Introduction to Technology
More links to MT cars.
 

Trebuchet Resources

The Treb Challenge
Trebuchet simulation  includes distance and accuracy.

Fryer's Trebuchet Kit
Free plans to build a paper trebuchet.  Doesn’t seem to be there anymore…

Ripcord's Trebuchet Stuff 
Has an extensive plan and lots of support information, the first one to look at.

Play ‘Destroy the Castle’
See how the trebuchet works.

Commercial site sells design plans. 
Also has information on the right side of the page.

Competition! 
It’s in Ohio on Feb 17, 2006 but check it out anyway.

Plans for a tabletop trebuchet and sections 
With other plans, physics and construction hints. Physics section includes great diagram. "Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscripti catapultas habebunt." In Latin, it says, "When catapults are outlawed, only outlaws will have catapults." 

Discovery Engineering
Has a couple of design links.

How Stuff Works
Catapault

The Physics of the Trebuchet
Looks very complete

The Algorithmic Beauty of the Trebuchet – 
Looks really good and good links

The Hurl
Lots of questions and answers re: trebuchet

Seige-Engine team engineering page
What they have learned over time.
 

Physics Research Links  

Students should be looking for:  Mass, force, acceleration, torque and Newton's Laws, especially the first and third.

http://www.teaching-resource.co.uk/resources/physics.htm
 Lots of links 

http://www.physicsclassroom.com/
Great physics resource with descriptions, animations and diagrams. Has multimedia physics studio 

http://physics.webplasma.com/physics01.html#definitions
Basic physics concepts 

http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/phys.html
Check out minds on physics section and sign up