SCIENCE

Year 7 Mousetrap Car CAT

Every year the Year 7s undertake the Mousetrap Car CAT as part of their study of forces. The students must only use recycled materials and are given a mousetrap as a starting point. The power for their mousetrap car must come from the mechanism of the mousetrap and through this, students gain an understanding of potential and kinetic energy.

This year, the year 7 cohort did a wonderful job of designing and constructing their cars. They tested their cars on a number of different surfaces to investigate how surfaces affect the amount of friction acting on their car. They then used this information to write up a report about their findings.

Eliza Brown

Science Teacher