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All-American Soap Box Derby Car at the Smithsonian

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Audience/Grade: College Freshman - College Senior
Discipline(s): General Engineering, Engineering Science
History of Science and Technology
Mechanical Engineering
Special Topic(s): Student Competitions
Learning Resource Type: Reference - Article/Document
Media Type:

 WWW
Author(s): Smthsonian Institution, National Museum of American History
Description: "The Soap Box Derby is a youth racing program that has run nationally since 1934. World championship finals are held each August at Derby Downs in Akron, OH. Youngsters from throughout the United States and several foreign countries come to Akron with the racers they have built and driven to victory in their home communities. The gravity-driven soapbox cars race at speeds upward of 30 miles an hour. " Photo caption: Laura Shepherd poses with her trophy and prize-winning vehicle.
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Keywords: soap box derby, student competitions, Smithsonian
   
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Related ABET Criteria: (c) Design a system, component, or process
Use of Resource: History of technology.
Difficulty: Easy
Interactivity Level: Very Low

   
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Publication Date: 2008
Platform/Format: WWW
Cost: Free
Download URL: http://historywired.si.edu/detail.cfm?ID=550
Metadata: IEEE LOM Record
Collection: NEEDS NEEDS