TEAM+BLACK+&+GOLD!

=We are Team //Black and// // Gold! //=

=== 3/22/10) Today we stated on our solar car. We have decided on our shape. We are using a foam board body, steel rods for the axels, and plastic toy wheels. There are straws under the body to s of the axles and the body, they’re blue and green. Pretty colors. ===

=== 3/26/10) Today we just are finishing the body. Deciding how to attach the motor and the gears. Adjusting the axels. Maybe cutting up another body to create a better car. Meila is taking pictures. Carson is hot gluing something and Justin is taking our car a part. And I, Isabella am taking notes to document our experience. ===

=== 4/1/10 Justin is trying to fix the wheels so they work. Carson is building to chassis. Meila is getting glue out of a wheel and I, Isabella am taking notes. We need some pictures so you can see a beautiful car. After Anthony on another team is done with the camera cord thing. Now we have an chassis that is made out of duct tape....Anyway next time we should spray paint that gold too. ===

4/2/010) To day we are just finishing up our car. they boys are trying to get our car to go/ run, There finding new gears and fixing wires and stuff!
=== Isabella is taking pics of stuff hear is a pic of out car! Isabelle also is drilling things. [|IMG_2132.JPG] file:///Network/Servers/xserver.cfsnc.org/Volumes/UserFiles/Users/mheath/Pictures/iPhoto%20Library_2/Originals/2010/Apr%202,%202010/IMG_2132.J===

=== 4/13/10 ok today, the guys are working on the car. Me and Meila are taking notes. And we are going to try to up load pictures... it didn't work last time. Really bored. We try to help and do something, but they guys say there is nothing to do while they take the car apart. Well, whatever. ===

=== So my group is working on finishing our car. It's kinda cool Carson and Justen wouldn't let me and Isabella do anything grrr. But it's ok I was taking pics and Isabella is helping me Observe the car. Fun!!! ===

(Meila)
=== So to day are working on making our car faster. We have gotten it almost fixed to the point we might win. Justin and Isabella are working and observing the car on the fishing line thing! Carson is trying to figure out the right angle to of the sun so we can position the solar panel better! and I'm blogging!!! yayayyyayya ===

=== 4/22/10 Happy Earth Day!! Well today we tried our car and it runs great. It's fast, it goes in a straight line and it's awesome!!! We are now making and modifying the solar station. 4/27/10 We had to fix a problem with the front of the car. We are trying some wooden support beams. ===

**4/29/10 We decided to cut a triangle in the middle of the car to make it go faster. And it works!!! so here are some pictures of the wonderful improved car. 4/30/10 We improved our solar panel. here it is!!!**

4-30th-010

So to day we are just making improvements we are almost down with out car. We are making out our car lighter and our solar pain better we tried to but another gear in to make it go faster but it didn't work. We are trying to make our car better.

5/3/10 So we tried to improve our car even more by moving the gear from the center to on of the sides. It isn't the best plan because the gear moves and rubs up against the wheel and makes a squeaking noise. Justin is fixing the car, Carson is working out the angles of the charging station, and Meila and I are adding things to the notebook.