Design Squad
Start Your Engines
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Start Your Engines
An animation explains how an engine works. The teams try out their go-karts.
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Design Squad
Start Your Engines
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An animation explains how an engine works. The teams try out their go-karts.
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>>So this is the throttle >>So this is the throttle cable, and it connects to the >>So this is the throttle cable, and it connects to the throttle in the engine.
cable, and it connects to the throttle in the engine.
>>An engine runs on a mixture throttle in the engine.
>>An engine runs on a mixture of fuel and air.
>>An engine runs on a mixture of fuel and air.
In the team's engines, a chamber of fuel and air.
In the team's engines, a chamber called a carburetor is where the In the team's engines, a chamber called a carburetor is where the fuel and air are mixed.
called a carburetor is where the fuel and air are mixed.
The throttle is a valve that fuel and air are mixed.
The throttle is a valve that controls the amount of air The throttle is a valve that controls the amount of air entering the carburetor.
controls the amount of air entering the carburetor.
When the air passes through a entering the carburetor.
When the air passes through a narrowing in the carburetor When the air passes through a narrowing in the carburetor called the venturi, it creates a narrowing in the carburetor called the venturi, it creates a vacuum that draws fuel into the called the venturi, it creates a vacuum that draws fuel into the air flowing through the vacuum that draws fuel into the air flowing through the carburetor.
air flowing through the carburetor.
To go faster, the driver must carburetor.
To go faster, the driver must press down farther on the gas To go faster, the driver must press down farther on the gas pedal, opening the throttle press down farther on the gas pedal, opening the throttle more, allowing more air and fuel pedal, opening the throttle more, allowing more air and fuel into the engine.
more, allowing more air and fuel into the engine. )
into the engine. )
>>That's so cool. )
>>That's so cool. )
>>That's so cool. )
>>Let's go for a ride. )
>>Let's go for a ride.
>>Keys should be over there.
>>Let's go for a ride.
>>Keys should be over there.
Let's get this thing started.
>>Keys should be over there.
Let's get this thing started. )
) >>It's okay.
>>It's okay.
Ours is going to turn on.
>>Go, go!
>>Go, go!
El gasso.
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