Propel innovation and create your own electric fan car with this electric motor project straight from the Everglades! First, construct a frame that'll get you rolling. Then power up your motor and experiment with different propeller blade designs to really send your racer flying! The TeacherGeek build system makes it simple to tinker and redesign, allowing students to evolve their racer as they experiment and learn.

Each Air Racer Activity Pack comes with a printed Go-Guide to get kids started and inspire them to make their own unique racers. TeacherGeek also offers free science labs and engineering challenges to deepen student's understanding and challenge them even further as they explore topics such as propeller design and electricity.

• Utilize the design and engineering process
• Encourage creativity, critical thinking and problem solving
• Learn about electricity, blade angle, and propeller design
• Apply the scientific method
• Innovate (design, build and evolve your own unique design)

When working with this Activity, start with the Build Guide

     Build Guide     

Start by creating an example Air Racer using the Build Guide. This will be a great design to get you started. You’ll start to create your own amazing designs during the engineering challenges at the end of the Guide. 

• Air Racer Build Guide: PDF or MS Word

MS Word or PDF - Which document format should you download? Always download the PDF document, unless you want to edit/change it. If you want to edit/change the document, download the MS Word (Microsoft Word™) version.

     Optional Resources     

Download the TeacherGeek Engineering Notebook

Available at two different learning levels, the TeacherGeek Engineering Notebook is designed to help students cycle thru the Design & Engineering Process and help them innovate and invent new designs. Use an Engineering Notebook page for each iteration of design. It is recommended that extra pages are printed and on-hand during activities.

• Simple Engineering Notebook:  PDF
• Engineering Notebook:  PDF

 

 

STEAM Market-It Challenge

Add the STEAM Market-It Challenge to any completed TeacherGeek activity to teach students how to turn their TeacherGeek design into a retail product. Students will learn the 4 'Ps' of marketing - Product, Placement, Price and Promotion. Students have the option of completing a commercial, a billboard or retail packaging as a summative assessment.

•  STEAM Market-It Challenge: PDF or MS Word

What tools will you need to do this activity?

Sets of tools can be found here.

Additional Supplies Needed to Build an Air Racer: This activity requires AA batteries, tape, scissors, safety goggles, and recycling material.

Make your Air Racer propeller with recycling bin material.

What's in the Air Racer Activity?

This is an educational product and not a toy. It is intended for use by ages 9 and above with adult supervision.