Mousetrap Vehicle Dynamics Project-Based Learning Activity | Engineering Design | Grades 9–12

Mousetrap Vehicle Dynamics Project-Based Learning Activity is a project-based learning activity for Engineering Design (grades 9–12) on Mousetrap Vehicle Dynamics.

Pairs with: Mousetrap Vehicle Dynamics Slide Show Presentation; Mousetrap Vehicle Dynamics Guided Notes; Mousetrap Vehicle Dynamics Lesson Quiz; Mousetrap Vehicle Dynamics Vocabulary Words & Definitions.

Sections: Engineering Design • Chapter 05; Driving Question; The Driving Question; What Your Team Hands In — One Product, Six Pieces; Materials; Learning Objective; Directions; How This Builds Your Tested Vehicle And Data Report:. Sample item: “How can our team build a mousetrap vehicle that turns its spring's stored energy into at least 15.0 meters of travel along a smooth gymnasium floor, and prove the result with trial data?”

What's inside: Project Based Learning Activity (editable .pptx + PDF, 48 slides); answer key / model answers for the teacher.

Standards: Aligned to ITEEA Standards for Technological and Engineering Literacy for Engineering Design, with embedded engineering design practices and career-readiness skills.

Resource type: Project-Based Learning Activity. Format: editable Microsoft PowerPoint file plus a ready-to-print PDF.

Classroom use: Students work through the project stations over several class periods, ending with a product they present. Built for Engineering Design, grades 9–12.

Format note: These files are delivered in Microsoft Office formats (Word and/or PowerPoint). If you open a worksheet that includes tables in Apple Pages or another non-Microsoft app, table formatting may not display correctly. For best results, use Microsoft Word or PowerPoint (or upload the file to Google Docs). If you run into any formatting issues, contact us and we can send a PDF version.