Mousetrap Car Kit

Dive into the exciting world of physics and engineering with our comprehensive DIY Mousetrap Car Kit. This innovative educational kit transforms a simple mousetrap into a self-propelled vehicle, offering hours of engaging learning and fun. Ideal for students, hobbyists, and curious minds alike, our kit provides everything you need to build, customize, and race your very own mousetrap-powered car.

This set comes with instructions for powering your racer with a balloon, a rubber band, and moustrap for extended fun.

• Engaging and Educational: Our kit brings STEM concepts to life! As you build and tinker with your mousetrap car, you'll gain hands-on experience with key physics principles like potential and kinetic energy, friction, and quantifying results. It's the perfect blend of education and entertainment.
• Interactive Learning Experience: Say goodbye to passive learning! This kit encourages active participation, allowing you to experiment with different designs and modifications ranging from balloon to rubber band to mousetrap powered designs with step-by-step instructions before encouraging you to make a design of your very own.
• In-Depth Exploration: Go beyond the basics with our comprehensive guide as you learn how to measure and effectively present how your cars are performing. Our kit is designed to grow with your curiosity, offering challenges for beginners and experienced builders alike. If you fashion yourself an engineer, you will love the career-based explorations this kit offers.
• Develop Problem-Solving Skills: Encounter a challenge? That's where the real learning begins! Our kit nurtures critical thinking and problem-solving abilities as you troubleshoot issues and optimize your design. These valuable skills extend far beyond building mousetrap cars, preparing you for future academic and real-world challenges.

This kit includes:

• 10 Wooden sticks
• Double-sided foam strips
• Tape measure
• 4 Narrow bushing straws
• Nail
• 2 1/8” dowels
• Bendy straw
• Balloon
• 5 Zip ties
• 8 Rubber bands
• Binder clip
• Mousetrap
• 1/4" dowel
• String
• Balsa wood
• 4 Drinking straws
• 3 Big straws
• 4 Brass eyelets

You provide:

• (optional) Hot glue and gun
• Scissors
• Masking tape
• (optional) Oil (any cooking oil will work)
• Timer
• (optional) Ruler
• (optional) Box cutter