science project

[Haku]

i need to make a self propelled car and i have no idea how to make one can someone explain to me different types of self propelled cars so i can make my own and they have to go at least 5 meters

[ahmee]

Hi Haku,

Your project seems similar to something I did. I had also asked for help so here is the topic thread:

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/mentorin ... php?t=1573

Check it out and see if my project is like yours. Hope it helps! =)

[Haku]

Ahmee thanx but the one i have to make just has to go 5 meters and thats about it but if you can you can tell me how to make a light weight boat that can hold a certain amount of weight made out of household item but thats going to happen in like four months

[deleted-71552]

Ahmee thanx but the one i have to make just has to go 5 meters and thats about it but if you can you can tell me how to make a light weight boat that can hold a certain amount of weight made out of household item but thats going to happen in like four months

Hello, Haku!

What kind of research into self-propelled cars and the construction of boats have you done?

[deleted-2574]

Hi Haku!

You can provide "How can I build a self propelled car or boat that can go can five meters?" (without the quotation marks.) to answers.com.

Three notes in using answers.com:

1. Generally, the "Sponsored Links" are commercials. So, it's best to skip them and use only the "Web Results."

2. With answers.com, you may need to tweak your wording for best results.

3. Related to #2 above, there is a lot of output, so limiting the search would be useful!

Note: I wasn't sure from your post whether you were building a car or boat.

[deleted-71552]

Ahmee thanx but the one i have to make just has to go 5 meters and thats about it but if you can you can tell me how to make a light weight boat that can hold a certain amount of weight made out of household item but thats going to happen in like four months

Hello, Haku!

Science Buddies offers a web page that describes the importance of performing background research. The page includes suggestions on how to conduct that research. Here is the link:

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/mentorin ... blio.shtml

Learning to do background research is an essential skill that will help yoiu in many areas of your life. It will also help you formulate specific questions to present to this forum, which is the topic described under the heading "Talk to People with More Experience: Networking" on the web page, above.

There is also some interesting information on using the scientific method for investigations such as these. I believe the guidelines presented are good ones:

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/mentorin ... thod.shtml

As for the self-propelled car, I did a couple of web searches and found this link that you may find helpful in desinging the car:

http://www.seps.org/cvoracle/faq/mousetrap.html

As for the boat, I would suggest that you do research on bouancy and water displacement. The fundamental question you are trying to answer is whether or not you can displace enough water to float the weight. A simple search on the Internet for these subjects should yield substantial results.

By the way, it's a common civil engineering project at many universities to ask students to design and build a working (floating!) canoe out of concrete. I'm sure you can find lots of links to read about the principles involved by searching for these kinds of experiments. This link may be a good place to start:

http://www.asce.org/inside/nccc2006/

Have fun!

[Haku]

Hi Haku!

You can provide "How can I build a self propelled car or boat that can go can five meters?" (without the quotation marks.) to answers.com.

Three notes in using answers.com:

1. Generally, the "Sponsored Links" are commercials. So, it's best to skip them and use only the "Web Results."

2. With answers.com, you may need to tweak your wording for best results.

3. Related to #2 above, there is a lot of output, so limiting the search would be useful!

Note: I wasn't sure from your post whether you were building a car or boat.

hey thanks davidkallman im building a car an a boat just that the boat is a different project for another part of the year right now is just a boat

[deleted-2574]

Hi Haku!

Thanks for the car/boat explanation, and good luck on your projects!