Why do Students Race CO2 Dragsters?
Matthew A.
Why do students race Carbon Dioxide Dragsters? Students race Carbon Dioxide Dragsters because they think the designing and building process is fun. But the evil secret behind it is that through fun, students are actually learning and are able to remember confusing topics that they probably wouldn’t be able to remember through textbooks. Now what are these topics? Things like Newton’s three laws, Aerodynamics, and several vocabulary words that explain what kinds of forces would slow down a dragster, and what kinds of forces move or affect a dragster in any way. But the main reason they do it is because they have to, even if it is either fun or not fun.
The first reason why students like to race Carbon Dioxide Dragsters, is because, the process of designing and building a vehicle out of a Blank (A slanted piece of wood) brings out creativity and is fun. And most kids …show more content…
It means; Science, Technology, Engineering, Math. The challenge of building a Carbon Dioxide Dragster can strengthen a student’s skills in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, or STEM. In science, through this project, students would learn Newton’s laws of motion, properties of matter like inertia, acceleration, etc. But, the lesson doesn’t end there. In the technology part of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, or STEM, students would learn things like Technical Drawing, Specifications and Tolerances, etc. Does the learning ever end? Topics of Engineering you could learn are Design, from when the students design their Carbon Dioxide Dragster; Prototyping, Analysis, Production, and Improvement. The learning does end though, but multiple topics of all four parts of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, or STEM, have been taught by this Carbon Dioxide Dragster project and race, But onwards to Math. This Carbon Dioxide Dragster build project and race teaches Math skills like; Measurement, Calculation, and
Matthew A.
Why do students race Carbon Dioxide Dragsters? Students race Carbon Dioxide Dragsters because they think the designing and building process is fun. But the evil secret behind it is that through fun, students are actually learning and are able to remember confusing topics that they probably wouldn’t be able to remember through textbooks. Now what are these topics? Things like Newton’s three laws, Aerodynamics, and several vocabulary words that explain what kinds of forces would slow down a dragster, and what kinds of forces move or affect a dragster in any way. But the main reason they do it is because they have to, even if it is either fun or not fun.
The first reason why students like to race Carbon Dioxide Dragsters, is because, the process of designing and building a vehicle out of a Blank (A slanted piece of wood) brings out creativity and is fun. And most kids …show more content…
It means; Science, Technology, Engineering, Math. The challenge of building a Carbon Dioxide Dragster can strengthen a student’s skills in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, or STEM. In science, through this project, students would learn Newton’s laws of motion, properties of matter like inertia, acceleration, etc. But, the lesson doesn’t end there. In the technology part of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, or STEM, students would learn things like Technical Drawing, Specifications and Tolerances, etc. Does the learning ever end? Topics of Engineering you could learn are Design, from when the students design their Carbon Dioxide Dragster; Prototyping, Analysis, Production, and Improvement. The learning does end though, but multiple topics of all four parts of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, or STEM, have been taught by this Carbon Dioxide Dragster project and race, But onwards to Math. This Carbon Dioxide Dragster build project and race teaches Math skills like; Measurement, Calculation, and