Roller Coasters

Roller Coaster!

There is a lot to learn before you can start building your roller coaster. Click here to learn everything you need to know, or you can watch the Prezi below! (Prezi by Adrian Santana)or watch it embedded below.

Before you dive in, try a simple Simulation here from Physics in the classroom

It takes a lot of people doing a whole lot of different jobs to create a roller coaster. We'll explore some of those duties in this project. You will need to design a roller coaster with at least 1 loop that safely takes the passengers to the end of the ride.  

1: You'll need to click this link to the  RollerCoaster Creator and complete a successful simulation. Record your score!
Try this simple simulation to see how Potential Energy converts to Kinetic Energy and how the KE is spent doing work.

2: Draw your design and keep it handy for step 3

3: Recreate your coaster using the foam tubes, tape, cups, and a marble.

4: Each piece of your coaster has a price, add it all up on your worksheets to see how much it will cost to build.

Download some of the data sheets to plan and build your coaster!