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UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright All rights reserved. Wind Powered Car Challenge Slide 2 Students or teams of students will complete a wind powered car. Students can use recycled materials or commercially sold items (BE CREATIVE). Or, use a used/clean lunchroom milk carton. The car cannot exceed 24 x 24 x 24. UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright All rights reserved. Slide 3 Place a somewhat powerful electric fan on the ground. Measure how far your car was pushed by the wind. Compete with other students to see whose wind car can travel the farthest. UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright All rights reserved. Slide 4 Weight of Materials Wheel material (coefficient of friction?) Bearing type and type of lubrication Wheel size, axle size, and wheel location Sail Size Center of Gravity (if off-centered, could cause car to drift undesirably) UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright All rights reserved. Slide 5 Slide 6 Wordpress.com UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright All rights reserved.