Wednesday, February 26: ASK and IMAGINE

Wildcat Engineers, it is time to put our engineering minds to work!

The 2018 Winter Mouse Olympics have asked us to help them design the ski jump course.  The course will be small, of course, because it is for mice!  You will be working with your partner to design a ski jump hill that will send mouse skiers the farthest on their ski jump.  

ASK

Here is our question: 

How can I design a ski jump hill for a mouse that will make my mouse skier go the farthest?

IMAGINE

In order to answer our question and begin designing, we will need a bit more background knowledge on ski jumping.  

Visit the link below.  When you get there, there will be many links to resources to teach you more about ski jumping.  Your job today is to explore the links.  Please visit each one and spend some time there.  The more you know and understand about ski jumping and how it works, the better chance you have of winning the design challenge!  You will need to take some notes in your journal so that you can share them with your partner.  

Winter Olympics: Ski Jump Blendspace