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Useful links to start your research
Acceleration and Distance https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/speedy-science-how-does-acceleration-affect-distance/
Potential Energy (Gravitational and Elastic potential energy) https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/energy/Lesson-1/Potential-Energy
Kinetic Energy https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/energy/Lesson-1/Kinetic-Energy
Balloon Powered Car: https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/cub_rockets_lesson02_activity1
Balloon Powered Cars (Background Info): https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Phys_p099/physics/balloon-powered-car-challenge#background
Rubber Band Car: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/build-a-rubber-band-powered-car/
Elastic Potential (Rubber Bands): https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bring-science-home-rubber-bands-energy/
Absorb the Shock https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/absorb-the-shock/
Ballon Rocket (Air Pressure) https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/under-pressure-launch-a-balloon-rocket/
Friction: http://www.physics4kids.com/files/motion_friction.html
Friction Racing: https://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-and-experiments/friction-racing
Force and Friction: https://4-h.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/4H-STEM-Lab-Newtons-Speedway-Activity.pdf?utm_campaign=30Days18&utm_medium=activityguide
Newton's First Law of Motion https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/scientific-experiments/newton-law-of-motion1.htm
Investigating Frictions: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zttfyrd/revision/5
Ramps and Cars (Jefferson Lab) https://education.jlab.org/workbench/ramps/index.html
The Ramp Virtual Lab: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/legacy/the-ramp
Mass and Ramps: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/rolling-race/
Building Rockets: https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/cub_rockets_lesson02_activity1
Forces and Cars: https://www.buyautoinsurance.com/car-physics-and-newtons-laws-of-motion/