This website contains much of the visual look of the Mechanical Contrivance project. These people are in London, and have a peculiar sensibility in their humor. http://www.cabaret.co.uk
Another UK site devoted to mechanical contrivances and links to others: http://www.flying-pig.co.uk
A site devoted to pop-up books and other literary work. http://www.makersgallery.com/joanirvine
A site with encouragement to experiment and see what happens with your experimental Pop-ups. http://robertsabuda.com/behindscenes/bhdscn-flowercards.asp
Another link to the above site with specific instructions and excellent pictures. http://robertsabuda.com/popmakesimple.asp
A site for understanding bridge structures. http://pghbridges.com/basics.htm
More bridge pictures and details. http://abcdpittsburgh.org/kids/kids.htm
A highly advanced university student project using two moustraps to propel a mechanical car. Not for the faint of heart, but a design which will help you think through the difficulties of this project. http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/jmelino/
Here is a site for the CD mechanical car project, though we will not use Legos. This is a good, basic, and proven design idea that can be adapted for our project. http://daviscreek.cabe.k12.wv.us/rubberbandcar.html
This link is mostly theory with no pictures, but gives an excellent explanation of exactly what we will be doing and learning while building the CD mechanical car. http://www.seps.org/cvoracle/faq/mousetrap.html
A site devoted to copyright law and practice- http://www.benedict.com
More on copyright, especially what's called fair use. http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/copypol2.htm
A multifaceted site for answers to many questions and information on a great deal of technology topics. http://www.technologystudent.com/
One link for the paper airplanes project. http://paperairplanes.co.uk/
Another sophisticated link for the CD Mechanical Car project. http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/5080/index.html
This Youtube video is actually of a car built around a mouse trap- we will use instead one rubber band to do the same thing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pKbIO6CF5g
Another car based on a mousetrap design that shows how to make a ridged frame to support the axles. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K6BR6AgYMI
A truly unique car using paper plates for wheels and only one rubber band for power. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A7U6eDLZtk&feature=related