Research & Design

During the course of this module, the student will be assessed on key concepts and activities. The student will be asked to: (1) Explain why aerodynamic design is so important in producing a fast dragster, (2) Explain the concept of thumbnail sketches, rough sketches, and finished design..

Practical Skills Learning Targets:

Understand the relevance of specifications to the design process of a CO2 dragster.
Use a multi-view worksheet to design and draw a CO2 dragster.
Use a band saw, drill press, sandpaper, and paint to produce and complete a CO2 dragster.
Use a roll test ramp and test the performance design of a dragster.
Race the dragster.

Session Focus:	Vocabulary:
1 Design Dragster	aerodynamics	limitations
2 Continue Designing Dragster	streamline	CO2
3 Drilling and Cutting	tolerance	pattern
4 Shaping Dragster	drag	thumbnail
5 Smoothing Dragster	prototype	sketch
6 Finishing Dragster
7 Testing & Predicting Performance