MARC

== =Team Name: MARC (Meg Adam Rhiannon Calvin)=


 * Materials for Frame?** Corrugated plastic stuff


 * Why did we choose this material?** because it is light weight, has holes for the axles and is easy to cut. its also sturdy


 * What are we using for our wheels?** some kind of sturdy toy wheels that we think are a good size.


 * How are we going to reduce the friction between t****he axle and the frame?** we will put the axle through straws instead of our original plan. this was what we would slide the axle through the frame

April 13th, 2009 We are reattaching the motor with a smaller gear, and we are thinking about putting on different wheels.Considering how long it took us to fit the motor on our car last time, this might take a while. We can get our car to run with a battery pack but not with a solar panel.
 * How are we going to attach the solar panel to the car?** we will put velcro all around a plastic tube (which also contains the can) and velcro on the bottom of the solar panel. then we can adjust where the solar panel is pointing.

April 21th, 2009 We still can't get the car to work with a solar panel, but we are still trying to work it out. We were thinking of changing the wheels, but it seemed like too much work so we are trying to make it work in other ways. We are now fixing the axles so that they turn better by re-gluing them and putting Velcro reinforcements on too. We are also putting on the fish-eye screws for attaching our car to the racing line.

April 22nd, 2009 Same as yesterday, but it's sunny today so we can test our car. I hope it works this time!

<-- Here is our battery pack

May 4th, 2009 Same as always. We changed the gear on the motor to a smaller one, so our car might go now.

May 5th, 2009 We are working on our written essay about our cars so we can't work on it today.

May 6th, 2009 Nothing has changed sense yesterday. . ..

May 8th, 2009 We tried our car again in the sun but it doesn't work because there is too much friction in the wheels and the axle. We are trying to reduse the friction but it's not working. :(

May 11th, 2009 Well our car goes with a battery but not with a solar panel but it's raining today so we can't work on it.

May 12th, 2009 Nothing new to report. I'm kinda giving up on our car.