Roller Coaster Madness
The students will be competing in 6 teams of 5-6 students.
Round 1: Research
Round 1: Research
Read through the following resources to understand how roller coasters work!
Read through the following resources to understand how roller coasters work!
Round 2: DESIGN
Round 2: DESIGN
NOW IT'S YOUR TURN, FROM WHAT YOU LEARNED ABOUT ROLLER COASTERS YOU NEED TO DO THE FOLLOWING.
NOW IT'S YOUR TURN, FROM WHAT YOU LEARNED ABOUT ROLLER COASTERS YOU NEED TO DO THE FOLLOWING.
1. With your group design a roller coaster that a marble can complete by itself.
1. With your group design a roller coaster that a marble can complete by itself.
2. Your roller coaster needs to have at least 2 tricks (i.e. spins, loops, corkscrew, etc.)
2. Your roller coaster needs to have at least 2 tricks (i.e. spins, loops, corkscrew, etc.)
3. If you want a lift in your roller coaster, you need to engineer a way to make the lift work WITHOUT TOUCHING THE MARBLE YOURSELF!!
3. If you want a lift in your roller coaster, you need to engineer a way to make the lift work WITHOUT TOUCHING THE MARBLE YOURSELF!!
4. Supplies available to you include:
4. Supplies available to you include:
- Card Stock paper
- Tape
- Engineering Drawers
5. The points for your final product will be graded as follows:
5. The points for your final product will be graded as follows:
- You can earn up to 5 points for the basic roller coaster
- 3 points for your marble completing your entire track
- 2 points for the presentation of the roller coaster (is it neat and professional looking?)
- In addition to this, you will earn 2 point for each "Trick" your marble completes. " Tricks could include but are not limited to:
- Loops
- Corkscrew
- Automated lift
- Funnel
Round 3: Build, test, rebuild
Round 3: Build, test, rebuild
You have the remainder of the time to build and test and make modifications to your roller coaster. we will be judging the coasters at 2:45 on the dot!!!
You have the remainder of the time to build and test and make modifications to your roller coaster. we will be judging the coasters at 2:45 on the dot!!!