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Activity: Build an Air-Powered Car

Posted on September 20th, 2007 by ASEE

local_070403 Students build a model car then move it with their breath. They learn that air pushing against an object can make it move, and consider how engineers use this principle in the design of cars, boats, and other structures.

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Tags: Automotive engineering, Grades 2-6, Wind Technology

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