Each year, 6th grade science students study convection currents and how they work in Mrs. Pointek's class. They put all of this knowledge to work and design a convection-current-fueled car called a Puffmobile. One of our featured makers for the Puffmobile Project is Katherine (Katie) Burrows. Katie really got into the whole process of making and designing. We interviewed her about her Puffmobile experience!
ARC: What was your favorite part of the project?
KB: My favorite part of the project was when we got to look at the final project. It was really cool looking at the final copy, and seeing how all the work we did payed off.
ARC: What was the hardest part of the project?
KB: The hardest part of the project was actually making agreements in our group. Alexis and I both had ideas for how we wanted to design the car, and what we both wanted to do in the project. Sometimes we would spent ten to fifteen minutes debating on something until we finally came to an agreement.
ARC: What did you learn from your project?
KB: While doing this project, I learned that when designing something for speed, to always make it cone or triangle shaped. When we made our car, We gave it a sail to pick up wind better, but the sail also gave the car more resistance. (I also learned that when working with Alexis, everything will be pink.)
Thank you for your interview and your insights Katherine!
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