Co2 Cars

Co2 Cars

EVERY STUDENT GETS 1 BALSA WOOD CO2 CAR BLANK. IF YOU DESTROY YOUR BALSA WOOD BLANK, YOU NEED TO MAKE YOUR OWN TECHNICAL DRAWING (NO TEMPLATE) AND WRITE A PARAGRAPH ABOUT WHERE YOU WENT WRONG AND HOW YOU WILL FIX IT. I HAVE EXACTLY ENOUGH FOR 1 PER STUDENT. WATCH ALL VIDEOS, LISTEN TO WHAT IS SAID IN ALL INSTRUCTIONS.

Welcome to your Co2 Car Journey. For your journey, you will follow these stages:

  1. Gain basic knowledge about form, function, and society working as a system
  2. Learn how to do technical drawings, and demonstrate that you can make a technical drawing (Videos), Watch the first 3 videos and do what they ask/show.
    1. The FIRST video shows you how to set your board up. This is done by a dashing movie star who works a second job as a teacher at MMS.
    2. When done with the SECOND and THIRD video, go to the 4th video that shows you how to draw a Lego Piece. Show Mr. Kasper YOUR completed drawing that was done in the video for a teacher check. MR. KASPER MUST INITIAL THIS TO MOVE ON.
  3. Research what kind of car you want to make, draw 3 rough sketches of prototypes. Once done with the prototypes, come see me for a template. To do a technical drawing of the car, YOU MUST WATCH VIDEO #5 on the technical drawing page.
    1. On your technical drawing (done on a 8.5" x 14" sheet of paper), you must have:
      1. A complete technical drawing that meets the requirements on the template.
      2. MR. KASPER MUST INITIAL THIS TO MOVE ON.
  4. Once you have completed this, you may start building your car. If you want to use the band saw, drill press, belt sander, and scroll saw, you must complete the power tool safety certification. See Mr. Kasper to start this. Your car will go much faster if you do this.
    1. Link to Safety Videos
    2. Link to Google Survey Safety Test You MUST SCORE 100% ON THIS 37 QUESTION TEST.
  5. Cutting & Making the Body
    1. Go to this page and watch the first 3 videos, then see Mr. Kasper.
    2. Make your car with files and coping saws.
  6. **********FINAL ASSEMBLY******* Build your car to your design specification. Video tutorials for Assembly
    1. For final assembly, you will need to watch the final assembly video linked above.
    2. Once done with that, follow these steps to get supplies:
      1. Go to Mr. Kasper- ask for a wheel set. You can pick any color you want- cannot swap wheels unless it is with another person.
      2. If you do not have access to the Danger Box, mark where you want axles drawn/drilled, and give your blank to Mr. Kasper. He will get your axles drilled for you.
      3. If you DO HAVE ACCESS to the Danger Box- please ask Mr. Kasper for the drill bit. Mr. Kasper NEEDS TO mark where you will drill the holes.
      4. Use SILVER Axles- You can cut to size of your car. See Mr. Kasper for snips.
      5. *****IF YOU BEND OR BREAK A WHEEL DURING ASSEMBLY, I HAVE A BLACK WHEEL REPLACEMENT, BUT NOT EXACT COLOR MATCHED WHEELS. PLEASE BE CAREFUL.