Roller Coasters
Vocabulary *Add this to your vocabulary sheet centrifugal force Motion energy that pushes an object outward from the center Example: riders are pushed outward from the center of the loop
Design me a Roller Coaster Work with your group to design a marble coaster using worksheet directions. You will be using 3 foam “tubes” for your coaster. (See the one on the demo table to know what they look like.) Draw your roller coaster design on the back of the worksheet *See next slides for some pictures of coasters made my students in past years.
Website Exploration Check out the animation: Energy Transformation on a Roller CoasterEnergy Transformation on a Roller Coaster Build a Roller Coaster: Roller Coaster Simulation: Virtual Roller Coaster Rides: 1. ta/roller/roller_coaster.html ta/roller/roller_coaster.html 2.Roller Coaster.mp4Roller Coaster.mp4