>>>
>>> PLUS,
>>> PLUS, THE IMP+@ORTANCE OF INTERVIEW SKILLS.
INTERVIEW SKILLS. >>> WE ARE SO EXCITED.
WE ARE LEARNING ALL ABOUT
GRAVITY.
GRAVITY.
GRAVITY. IT IS A FUN PHYSICS LESSONS
+@
+@ FROM
+@ FROM OUR FRIENDS FROM THE PEROT
MUSEUM.
MUSEUM.
MUSEUM. JULIA IS ONE OF THE EDUCATORS.
WE HAVE A FUN LESSON USING RACE
CARS.
CARS.
CARS. GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING, TASHARA.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TODAY.
WE ARE JOINING US FROM THE
PEROT EXAM OF NATURE AND
SCIENCE IN THE ENGINEERING
HALL.
HALL.
HALL. IT
HALL. IT IS A GREAT LOCATION FOR US.
IT IS AN ENGINEERING ACTIVITY.
MY FRIEND KENZIE AND I DO THIS
ON A REGULAR +@BASIS.
>> TELL US ABOUT THAT TECH
TRUCK.
TRUCK.
TRUCK. WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT?
>> IT IS AN OLD STREET VEHICLE.
IT IS A MOBILE MAKER SPACE THAT
GOES TO LIBRARIES AND SCHOOLS,
COMMUNITY CENTERS WHERE WE BRING
EXPERTISE.
EXPERTISE. WE BRING LOTS OF ACTIVITIES
RELATED TO SCIENCE AND
MATHEMATICS AND WE SHOW PEOPLE
HOW THEY CAN BE INVOLVED.
>> HOW DID YOU CHOOSE YOUR
SUPPLIES AND HELP CAN THE FOLKS
+@
SUPPLIES AND HELP CAN THE FOLKS AT HOME CHOOSE THOSE SUPPLIES?
>> THE SUPPLIES I HAVE ON THE
TABLE +@RIGHT NOW, THEY REALLY
ARE JUST A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT
MATERIALS THAT YOU CAN FIND AT
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. THE
HOME. THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF, THE
DIFFERENT TYPES OF GRAVITY
RACERS WE ARE MAKING TODAY
RELATED TO THE PINEWOOD DERBY
AS I SIZED DOWN VERSION OF THOSE
TYPES OF CARS.
IT IS WHATEVER IS IN YOUR
GARAGE AND CABINET TO CREATE
THIS LITTLE RAZOR THAT IS
POWERED BY GRAVITY.
WHAT I HAVE HERE, IT IS JUST
THE FOUNDATION OF HOW YOU WILL
MAKE THIS RACER.
YOU JUST NEED A BASE WHERE YOU
WILL HAVE A STURDY MATERIAL.
WE HAVE CHIP BOARD BUT YOU CAN
USE CARDBOARD, SOME KIND OF
WOOD AS WELL.
WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO, WE ARE
GOING TO TAKE -- WE HAVE THESE
PAPER STRAWS WHERE WE WILL
ATTACH THEM ONTO THE BOTTOM.
THIS IS WHERE THE WHEEL AND
AXLE WILL BE THREADED THROUGH.
FOR THE WHEE+@L AND AXLE, WE AR
USING BARBECUE SKEWERS.
YOU CAN USE THAT IF YOU LIKE TO
BAR+@BECUE.
BAR+@BECUE. WE HAVE ALSO SEEN PEOPLE USE
PENCILS OR ANY OTHER KIND OF
SKINNY OBJECT THAT CAN PASS
THROUGH.
THROUGH.
THROUGH. FOR THE WHEELS, +@WE HAVE BOTTL
CAPS.
CAPS.
CAPS. THE
CAPS. THE BOTTLE CAPS ARE A GREAT
OPTION FOR THE WHEELS.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE THOSE EITHER,
YOU CAN USE CARDBOARD AS WELL.
YOU +@CAN USE SOME KIND OF
REINFORCED PAPER.
REINFORCED PAPER. WE WANT TO EMPHASIZE THIS IS
THE KIND OF ACTIVITY YOU DON'T
HAVE TO HAVE A+@ CERTAIN LIST O
MATERIALS TO USE.
+@
+@ YOU
+@ YOU CAN USE WHATE+@VER IS AROUN
THE HO+@USE.
THE HO+@USE. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. SPEAKING OF OBJEC+@TS+@ AND THI
LAYING AROUND THE HOUSE, WHAT
EFFECT WHAT THE SIZE, THE SHAPE
HAVE ON THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR
YOU ARE MAKING?
>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE SINCE
GRAVITY IS THE MAIN THING THAT
PULLS DOWN ON YOUR GRAVITY
RACER, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE
YOU ADD SOME WEIGHT ALSO.
THE THING I'M MAKING TODAY WILL
BE SIMPLE BUT I WANT THE
VIEWERS AT HOME TO TAKE IT A
STEP FURTHER.
STEP FURTHER. YOU CAN USE PEBBLES, PENNIES,
AND A MAY GET.
YOU C+@AN USE MAGNETS TO REALLY
WEIGH THAT DOWN AND THAT WILL
PULL DOWN AND MAKE YOUR CAR
ZOOM EVEN FASTER.
>> WE HAVE ABOUT 20 SECONDS
LEFT.
LEFT.
LEFT. DO
LEFT. DO I NEED TO CHOOSE WHAT CAR I
WANT TO WIN THIS RACE RIGHT NOW
OR DO I NEED TO WAIT UNTIL
AFTER THE BREAK?
>> WELL, [ LAUGHTER ] THAT'S
AWESOME.
AWESOME.
AWESOME. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TEAM BLUE
@ AND TEAM RED.
YOU CAN CHOOSE YOUR COLOR AND
WHICH CAR YOU WILL WANT.
WE WILL CAN DO THAT AFTERWARDS.
NO WORRIES.
NO WORRIES. >> TEAM