Cool Car Challenge

Overview

Use your creativity and everyday objects to construct a car. Think about what features you want to showcase e.g. style, utility, speed, distance, futuristic.

Materials

  • Anything and everything!

  • Suggestions include: legos, cardboard, lids, paper mache, paint, stickers, glue, wire, food, bottles, chopsticks, bolts.

Tools

  • Your imagination

  • Scissors

  • Glue

  • Tape

  • Paper

  • Pencil

Instructions

Step 1:

  • Begin by drawing/sketching ideas for cars. Try to capture at least 3 potential ideas to build.

Step 2:

  • Walk around your home and gather items you think could work to build a car.

Step 3:

  • Figure out the bindings to construct the car. Tape, glue, folds, fasteners, toothpicks or tacks.

Step 4:

  • Build it and take it for a test drive.

Step 5:

Resources

Checkout the video below for ideas.

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