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Team Members: Emily, Abe, Sol and Hannah H

We decided to make a triangular frame, reenforced at the corners with small pieces of wood and hot glue. We attached wheel mounts onto the frame and attached axle mounts on them.

Today our goal is to get the car to run. So far we have the two back wheels and a motor with gears. We are currently working on attaching our front axle and wheel. When we have finished we will hopefully mount the battery pack. In terms of team work, we feel we have been very cooperative with each other. At first, there was some tension and people feeling left out, but now that problem is solved. We each have a role in the group. Our car may be a bit behind as it's not yet running, but that is because we are spending time to perfect every detail. We encountered some slight problems with the getting the back wheels to turn according to the motor, and a bit of trouble with the front axle being crooked but those problems were easily solved.

Last week was the first time our car ran successfully. It was a smooth drive, despite being hit by a basketball a few times. However, it did crash once, causing on back wheel to come off and, unfortunately, we glued it back wrong, causing a minor setback. Luckily, it was fixed, and our car is up and running and undergoing testing. We have started the process of building our solar charger. We haven't gotten far, but we predict it won't take long.