Description
Building and designing a marble roller coaster.
This is a great activity for motion and forces for middle and high school students.
Students use foam pipe insulation to design a roller coaster with hills, a loop and a curve.
Students must problem solve to overcome the forces of gravity and centripetal forces to get a marble to the end of the track.
Students also measure and calculate speed and acceleration at different points within the roller coaster.
This is a great activity for motion and forces for middle and high school students.
Students use foam pipe insulation to design a roller coaster with hills, a loop and a curve.
Students must problem solve to overcome the forces of gravity and centripetal forces to get a marble to the end of the track.
Students also measure and calculate speed and acceleration at different points within the roller coaster.
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6th - 12th
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5
Teaching Duration
3 days
Description
Building and designing a marble roller coaster.
This is a great activity for motion and forces for middle and high school students.
Students use foam pipe insulation to design a roller coaster with hills, a loop and a curve.
Students must problem solve to overcome the forces of gravity and centripetal forces to get a marble to the end of the track.
Students also measure and calculate speed and acceleration at different points within the roller coaster.
This is a great activity for motion and forces for middle and high school students.
Students use foam pipe insulation to design a roller coaster with hills, a loop and a curve.
Students must problem solve to overcome the forces of gravity and centripetal forces to get a marble to the end of the track.
Students also measure and calculate speed and acceleration at different points within the roller coaster.
Report this resource to TPT
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Used for a 7th grade activity in the classroom and the students loved it
My class loved doing this activity! They were incredibly engaged during the whole process and enjoyed working together in groups.
fun project
Yes! My students remember this project from my class for years. It sticks with them because they had fun with it.
Perfect for my 5th graders! Thank you!
You’re welcome! Always nice to hear good feedback! It’s an activity they will remember! My students love this activity! I’ve had some pretty creative coasters over the years they always amaze me!
This was such a great lay out of this experiment, and was great with providing vocabulary to focus on!
Thanks for the feedback! I’m glad it was workable for you. Nice to have other teachers use my products!
Simple and very interactive way to show energy, kids loved it!
Great activity for physics or even a fun summer school project.
Great resource for the end of the school project
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