Roller Coaster Design-Research & Plan-LV

Last updated over 3 years ago

9 Nsɛmmisa

Each design team of 2-4 people will use the templates provided to build a roller coaster to demonstrate the conversion of potential energy (energy due to height of an object) of a marble into kinetic energy (energy of motion).

Criteria:

Use the supports as the minimum height of the starting point of the marble
Have at least one curve, one hill and one loop in the design
Each person must choose a color and use that color templates to build their contributed parts to the design

Constraints:

Roller coaster must keep the marble on the track until the end
Only masking tape can be used in the design
You have until the end of the period to complete it

Use the roller coaster interactive to design your roller coaster. You will need to click the "LOOP" tab on top before you begin. Insert an image of your design and label the point where your roller coaster will have the most kinetic energy, and where it will have the most potential energy.

Roller Coaster Design-Research & Plan-LV

Last updated over 3 years ago

9 Nsɛmmisa

Criteria:

Use the supports as the minimum height of the starting point of the marble
Have at least one curve, one hill and one loop in the design
Each person must choose a color and use that color templates to build their contributed parts to the design

Constraints:

Roller coaster must keep the marble on the track until the end
Only masking tape can be used in the design
You have until the end of the period to complete it

Criteria
What three design features must your roller coaster contain?

Constraints
How far should the marble travel?

at least halfway through length of the roller coaster track

the entire length of the roller coaster track

any length of the roller coaster track as long as the marble stays on the track

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