Challenge 2 – Hill Climb

Get a stopwatch from http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/stopwatch/ 

Fastest time to climb to the top of the hill. Best of 2 runs. (The hill is a folded out cardboard box taped to the top of a classroom chair.  Our ramp is 150 cm long and rises to a height of 75 cm.)

Score: 1st 10 points, 2nd 8 points, 3rd 6 points, completion - 4 points

In this challenge, power and traction will be more important that speed.  What gearing arrangement and which wheels will make a powerful robot?

The course	Ramp Slope

A winner

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